What Causes Air Pollution
What is air pollution?
the contamination of the atmosphere by wastes from sources such as industrial burning and automobile exhausts.
Air pollution adds to the effects of existing _______
diseases.
What is Acid Precipitation?
is precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere.
Examples of Primary pollutants
soot from smoke
What are the colors of the rainbow?
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
True or False:
Air pollution can only be liquid.
False! It can be solid, Liquid, and Gas.
The short-term effects of air pollution on people's health include?
- Headache
- Nausea
- irritation to the eyes, nose, and throat
- coughing
- tightness in the chest and upper respiratory infections.
What is the pH of 7 called?
Examples of secondary pollutants
Ground-level ozone
WHat planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Most air pollution is the results of human _________
What is Radon Gas?
Colorless, Tasteless, Odorless, and Radioactive
A pH of less than 7 is called ?
acidic
Examples of Light Pollution
Lighting on billboards
What is the shape of a rugby ball?
Oval
What are primary pollutants?
A pollutant that is put directly into the atmosphere by human or natural activity.
Health problems that can be caused by noise pollution are?
- Loss of hearing
- High blood pressure
- Stress
A pH of greater than 7 is called?
basic
Give 2 examples of Primary pollutants.
- Household Products
- Power Plants
How many bones does an adult human have in their body?
206
What are secondary pollutants?
A pollutant that forms in the atmosphere by chemical reactions with primary air pollutants, natural components in the air, or both.
What does light pollution NOT present?
What pH does pure water have?
7.0
Dry cleaning
How many chambers does the human heart have?
Four