Atmosphere In Here
Our atmosphere is _____% oxygen.
20.9 or 21%
Ozone from autos can damage what in the human body?
Lungs
Most carbon monoxide is produced by coal, wood, trash or from cars?
Cars
Special fuels are used in which season to lower carbon monoxide levels: Spring, summer, autumn, winter
Winter
To cut down on lead amounts, it was removed from __________ in the United States.
Gasoline
What is the 1st layer of the atmosphere: Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, or Thermosphere?
Troposphere 0-6 miles thick
Air pollution causes 20 to ____% of all respiratory diseases.
30%
Increased fuel efficiency and catalytic converters have lowered levels of what gas?
Carbon monoxide
What job do workers really have lung problems?
Miners
78% of our atmosphere is made up of what gas?
Nitrogen
Lead poisoning is caused by what common product where it has been removed.
Paint
Air pollution really effects the infirmed, elderly, and the ____________.
Very young
Why is carbon monoxide so dangerous in our bodies?
Binds to hemoglobin so it won't carry oxygen?
Coal fired power plants produce what dangerous gas?
Sulfur dioxide
The metal _____ causes mental retardation and kidney damage.
Lead
Ozone which protect us from harmful rays of the sun fell __ __% between 1990 and 2018.
20%
The acronym VOC stands for ____________.
Volatile Organic Compounds
Dangerous carbon monoxide is produced when trash, gas, coal, or __________ are burned.
Wood
Six things that degrade the atmosphere are: 1) factory smoke, 2) dust wind erosion, 3) gases, 4) volcanos, 5) chemical odors, and 6)_____________
auto emissions
Which gas produces the haze over cities? Carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Which type of pollution decreased by 89% between 1990 and 2018? Particulate, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, or carbon monoxide
Sulfur dioxide
Causes of air pollution include: 1) autos, 2) industrial plants, 3) households, and 4) _______________.
Open fires
Carbon monoxide levels increased __ __% from 1990 to 2018.
74%
In a car the catalytic converter reduces nitrogen dioxide by __ __%.
75%
Name 3 Western states that have a lot of particulate pollution in the air.
California, Utah, Texas, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, & Arizona