Smoke and other harmful materials that are added to the air are called what?
What is air pollution
100
Scientists classify thee two types of air pollutants as what?
What is gases and particles.
100
Air pollution causes health prolbems like?
Name 2 from the book.
What is lung prolbems, irrated eyes, kill nose cells, irrated throught.
100
True or False
Do cities have smog or ozone alerts?
What is True
100
The air contains about 30% more carbon dioxide than it did in the mid-1700's. and the level of carbon dioxide is now increasing about ________% per year.
What is .04%
200
True or false
Most types of pollution leave the air or become thin enough to be harmless
What is true
200
Gas pollutants include carbon monoxide, methane, ozone, sulfur oxides, and ____________ oxides?
What is nitrogen oxides.
200
pollution charsits are?
Name 1.
What is smell bad or make it hard to breathe.
200
This act limits the amount of air pollution that factoris and power plants are allowed to release.
What is The Clean Air Act
200
The amount of _____ in the air depends more on weather than on human activity.
What is water vapor
300
What are 2 natural resources that affect the atmosphere?
What is dust, pollen, salt, volcanoes, forest fires, gases, and particles.
300
Tiny particles or droplets that are mixed with air are what?
What is particulates.
300
why can execrcising in polluted air be bad?
What is because you intake more air when execrising.
300
True or False
Countries act alone to reduce air polution and protect people from its effects.
What is False
300
This gas stays in the atmosphere for more than 100 years.
What is carbon dioxide
400
What are 5 human activities that cause pollution?
What is fossil fuel, gases, particles, unburned fuels (smog) manufacturing, dust, soil, tractors, farming, fertilizers, soap, oil, gas, etc.....
400
The wind can pick up other particulates like?
Name 2.
What is dust, dirt, pollen and tiny bites of salt form the ocean (sea salt).
400
True or false
particulates can't stick to surfaces and damage plants, buildings, and other objects?
What is false.
400
This act sets rules for making car echaust cleaner.
What is The Clean Air Act
400
This activity is producing greenhouse gasses faster than natural.
What is Human Activity.
500
Sunlight causes the fumes from gasoline, car exhaust, and other gases to chemically react, causing what?
What is smog.
500
What are two types of pollutants? Give an example for each.
What is gas pollutants, and particles.
500
What are three of the four ways in witch pollution can affect people?
What is irritated eyes, nose, throat, and lungs.
500
The agency that meausre air pollution and works to enforce the laws passed by congress.
What is The Environmental Protection Agency
500
An International agreement to limit the amounts of greenhouse gasses.