Vocab
These gases in the atmosphere absorb infrared radiation
What are Greenhouse gases?
The atmosphere is mostly made up of this gas
What is nitrogen?
The lowest part of the atmosphere (where we live)
What is the troposphere?
This is considered a pollutant when it is present in the troposphere, where it contributes to smog and respiratory problems
What is ozone?
This human activity has contributed the most to recent climate change (increase of CO2 and temperatures)
What is the burning of fossil fuels?
Part of the stratosphere blocks most of the UV radiation from the sun
What is the ozone layer?
This gas is NOT considered a greenhouse gas
What is oxygen?
The layer of highly energized ions located in the Earth's thermosphere is known as
What is the ionosphere?
Air pollution is most likely to occur in this area
rural or urban
What is urban areas?
These provide evidence of past climate change because they contain trapped air bubbles that record past atmospheric gas levels
What are ice cores?
These volatile organic chemicals released as gases from solids or liquids that are harmful
What are VOCs?
What is oxygen?
These gases contribute to global warming by absorbing and trapping heat in Earth's atmosphere, preventing it from escaping into space
What are greenhouse gases?
These are used to reduce air pollution from cars?
What is a catalytic converter?
These pollutants are not put in the air directly by humans, but are instead a result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere
What are Secondary pollutants?
A type of air pollutant emitted directly from a source
What is a Primary pollutant?
What are Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)?
More frequent and intense extreme weather events, such as hurrincanes and heat waved are a major consequence or impact of
What is climate change?
Most of the outdoor air pollution in the US comes from this
What is transportation?
An acidic substance will have this type of pH number
high or low
What is low?
This scale is used to specify the relative acidity of a solution
What is the pH scale?
What is radon?
This protocol led to significant reductions in ozone-depleting substances, allowing the ozone layer to recover
What is the Montreal Protocol?
This act established regulations to reduce air pollutants, improving air quality and public health.
What is the Clean Air Act?
Acid rain can make bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, and even the ocean more acidic over time through a process known as
What is acidification?