Air Pollution Flashcards

1
Q

An indoor pollutant the is colorless odorless and radioactive

A

Radon

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2
Q

Major air pollutant mostly responsible for acid rain

A

Sulfur Dioxide

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3
Q

The layer of atmosphere where weather occurs?

A

Troposphere

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4
Q

The scarring of the lung tissue is called?

A

Emphysema

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5
Q

On a PH scale for a pond to be acidic the number would be?

A

1

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6
Q

A pollutant put directly in the air is called a?

A

Primary pollutant

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7
Q

Example of a secondary pollutant?

A

Smog

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8
Q

Ozone eaters are called?

A

CFC’s

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9
Q

The chemical formula for ozone is?

A

03

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10
Q

The atmosphere that contains the ozone layer?

A

Stratosphere

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11
Q

Chemical formula for Ozone?

A

O3

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12
Q

What are the ozone eaters?

A

CFC’s

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13
Q

What were CFC’s found in?

A

Aresol, hairspray, sprays

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14
Q

Sometimes pollution is trapped near the earths surface becauee above is warmer than below.

A

Thermal inversion

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15
Q

When a pollutant will mix with other substances it’s called what?

A

Secondary pollutant

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16
Q

An example of a secondary pollutant?

A

Smog

17
Q

Which major air pollutant is responsible for acid rain?

A

Sulfer Dioxide

18
Q

Buildings that have poor air quality due to indoor pollutants are said to have?

A

Sick building syndrome.

19
Q

What layer of the atmosphere do commercial jets fly?

A

Stratosphere

20
Q

The layer of the atmosphere that you heat up in?

A

Thermosphere

21
Q

Layers of the atmosphere?

A

1- Troposhere
2- Stratosphere
3- Mesosphere
4- Thermosphere
5- Exosphere