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Noise Pollution
Air Pollution
Land Pollution
Our Environment
Water Pollution
100
What is the primary gas causing global warming?
Carbon Dioxide
100
Which gas is the primary component of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
100
What air pollution is the deadliest (causes the most deaths?
Cigarette smoke
100
What is the pH level of acid rain?
pH of 5.5 or lower.
100
What does ozone in the atmosphere protect the earth from?
Ultraviolet (UV) rays of light
200
What happens when greenhouse gas amounts increase
Global Warming (increase in Earth's temperature)
200
What are two type of air pollution that is caused naturally?
1. Air Pollen 2. Volcanic eruptions 3. Forest Fires 4. Sand/dust storms. 5. Gases from decaying organisms.
200
List two diseases cigarette smoke cause?
1. cause lung cancer 2. cause emphysema
200
What is "thermal inversion."
Smoke and fog (smog) trapped between warm & cool air layers.
200
What the two types of ozone and which is good and bad?
Ozone in atmosphere - good Ozone close to ground - bad
300
What are two causes of increased CO2 in the atmosphere?
1. Increased use of of fossil fuels 2. Fewer plants absorbing CO2
300
When did air pollution problems begin?
Industrial revolution of 1800's
300
What are three sources of indoor air pollution effecting humans?
1. Cigarette smoke 2. Molds 3. Carbon Monoxide poisoning 4. Radon Gas
300
What can be added to acidic soil or water to neutralize acidity.
Powdered lime
300
What are two sources of CFC's?
1. Freon in fridgerators. 2. Propellants in aerosol cans 3. Used in constructing styrofoam
400
What are four effects of global warming?
1. Earth's temperature rising 2. Ice in the polar caps melt 3. Sea levels rising 4. Saltwater contaminating fresh water. 5. Weather patterns changing 6. Decrease in crop yields.
400
Why is air pollution considered a global problem?
Air pollution does not stay in one place, constantly moving from one country to another.
400
What are three diseases caused by air pollution?
1. Chronic Bronchitis 2. Asthma 3. Emphysema 4. Lung Cancer
400
What are two affects of acid rain on plants?
1. Kills leaves/plant. 2. Prevents sprouting of seeds 3. May destroy entire forest.
400
What are three effects of too much exposure to UV light.
1. Sunburn 2. Blindness 3. Skin Cancer 4. Crop damage 5. Death/mutations to organisms.
500
Why is the Greenhouse effect so pronounced on Venus?
There are no Plants to absorb the CO2.
500
What are particulates?
Tiny solids in the air formed from burning fossil fuels, dust, pollen, etc.
500
What does VOC stand for and what are some examples?
VOC - Volatile Organic Compounds Chemicals that easily vaporize - insecticides, paints, dry cleaning fluid.
500
What are two ways acid rain affect humans?
1. Destroys/damages monuments & statues. 2. Destroys/damages personal property such as car paint, corrodes car tires, corrodes steel on homes & cars, etc.
500
What does CFC stand for?
ChloroFluoroCarbon