air pollution

Question 1

is the
contamination ofthe
atmosphere by
harmful substances,
which can arise from
both natural sources
and human
activities.

Answer 1

Airpollution

Question 2

It refers to any physical,
chemical or biological
change in the air.

Answer 2

Airpollution

Question 3

Substances not

naturally found in the

air or at greater

concentrations or in

different locations

from usual are

referred to as

_____________.

Answer 3

pollutants

Question 4

The pollutants that
directly cause air
pollution

Answer 4

primary pollutants

Question 5

are emitted

from burning

pollutants of coal

and oil.

Answer 5

Sulfur oxides (SOx)

Question 6

are emitted from high
temperature combustion.
Can be seen as the brown

haze dome above or plume

downwind of cities.

Answer 6

Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

Question 7

a greenhouse gas emitted
from energy production,
including burning coal, oil,

or natural gas.

Answer 7

Carbon dioxide (CO2 ),

Question 8

It is a colorless, odorless and non irritating
byproduct of fuels like coal,
wood, or natural gas burning
incompletely.

Answer 8

carbon monoxide

Question 9

emitted
from agricultural processes.
It is a colorless highly
irritating gas with a sharp
suffocating odor.

Answer 9

Ammonia(NH3)

Question 10

is quantified by dust
and smoke.

Answer 10

or particulate matter,

Question 11

is the percentage of suspended
particles that will penetrate the nasal cavity and
have a diameter of 10 micrometers or less.

Answer 11

PM10

Question 12

_______ can

penetrate the lungs and bronchi.

Answer 12

PM2.5

Question 13

War munitions, nuclear
explosions, and natural
processes like radon
radioactive decay all
produce ____________

Answer 13

radioactive

pollution.

Question 14

pollutants formed by
the intermingling and
reaction of primary
pollutants are known as
__________________.

Answer 14

secondarypollutants

Question 15

formed from NOx and
VOCs. It is a colorless and
highly irritating gas that
forms just above the earth’
s

surface.

Answer 15

Groundlevel ozone (O3

Question 16

similarly formed from
NOx and VOCs, present in

photochemical smog.

Answer 16

Peroxyacetyl nitrate

(PAN) similarly

Question 17

sources of air pollution

Answer 17

anthropogenic and natural,

Question 18

____________ began in
the mid-1700s, when
Europe and North
America entered the

period of time known
as the I______________

Answer 18

human-caused air pollution, industrial revolution

Question 19

Most air pollution is
created by people
burning fossil

fuels, which include

____,_____,and ______

Answer 19

coal, natural gas

and oil.

Question 20

anthropogenic ways of air pollution

Answer 20

-burning fossil fuel
-fumes
-waste deposition
-military
-agricultural operations
-mining process

Question 21

natural ways of air pollution

Answer 21

• methane
  -dust from natural sources
  -volcanic activity
  -smoke and carbon monoxide from wildfires

Question 22

emitted by
the digestion of food by
animals,

Answer 22

Methane,

Question 23

effects on the environment of air pollution

Answer 23

-acid rain
-decrease sunlight
-temperature inversion
-hole in the ozone layer
-

Question 24

forms when sulfur
dioxide and nitrogen dioxide
mix with water droplets in the
atmosphere to make sulfuric
acid and nitric acid.

Answer 24

acid rain

Question 25

Result of Acid Rain

Answer 25

-harms vegetation by damaging leaves -increases soil and water acidity -decay the buildings and monuments

Question 26

effects of air pollution in humans

Answer 26

-stroke -heart disease - lung disease -pneumonia -mental health -diabetes -cancer -highblood pressure

Question 27

reduction of air pollution

Answer 27

-Reduce your driving. -Keep your vehicle well maintained. -Turn off engine when not in use. -Avoid burning trash. -Limit backyard fires. -Plant and maintain trees. -Opt for electric or manual lawn equipment. -Reduce energy consumption. -Advocate for clean air; and many more :)

Question 28

issued new air quality guidelines in 2021 to set stricter limits on the amount of air pollution people can safely be exposed to each year.

Answer 28

World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 28

The Act provides for the creation of a national program of air pollution management focusing primarily on pollution prevention; for the promotion of mass media communication in order to create social awareness and active participation in air quality planning and monitoring.

Answer 28

CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999