Composition of the Air
Earth's Atmosphere FORREAL
Air Pollution
Noise and Light Pollution etc.
Acid Rain and Thangs
100
the amount of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.
What is 21%?
100
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere, which temperatures reaching as low as -93 C.
What is the mesosphere?
100
a pollutant put into the atmosphere by human activity.
What is a primary pollutant?
100
nausea, headaches, upper respiratory infections.
What are short-term effects of exposure to air pollution?
100
rain, sleet, snow, and hail.
What are types of precipitation?
200
78% of the Earth's atmosphere.
What is the percentage of nitrogen (in the atmosphere)?
200
all weather occurs in this layer.
What is the troposphere?
200
China, North America, Latin America.
What are countries that suffer from air pollution the most?
200
young, old, and those with heart and lung problems.
Who is the most susceptible to air pollution?
200
at this pH, precipitation is considered "acid precipitation".
What is pH less than 5.0?
300
Soil, salt from the oceans, hair, skin cells, ash from volcanoes.
What is atmospheric dust?
300
The ionosphere is located here and boasts the Aurora Borealis.
What is the thermosphere?
300
the amount of air pollution resulting from the burning of gasoline.
What is 1/3?
300
radioactive, found on dust particles, can cause lung cancer.
What is radon?
300
what "pH" stands for.
What is "power of hydrogen"?
400
The atmosphere insulates the earth, slowing the rate at which the surface loses _________.
What is heat?
400
The ozone layer is located here.
What is the stratosphere?
400
this type of pollution can either be coarse or fine. Abbreviation "PM".
What is particulate matter?
400
emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease.
What are long-term effects of exposure to air pollution?
400
this is used to raise the pH of aquatic ecosystems suffering from acidification.
What is limestone?
500
This atmospheric gas makes up part of the 1% of the gases in the atmosphere. Chemical formula CO2.
What is carbon dioxide?
500
considered to be outer space. Satellites orbit here.
What is the exosphere?
500
this type of pollutant is a mixture of primary and other pollutants that undergo a chemical reaction.
What is secondary pollutants?
500
The threshold of sound level where continued exposure may cause permanent deafness.
What is 120 dB?
500
a toxic metal that can cause harm to plants, fish, and humans alike.
What is aluminum?
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