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Air Pollution Flashcards

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From the closest to the surface to the furthest away, what are the layers of the atmosphere?

A

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

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What is the percentage breakdown of gasses in the atmosphere?

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78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% argon

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2
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Which layer contains the ozone layer?

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Stratosphere

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3
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Tropospheric ozone is a primary or secondary pollutant?

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Secondary

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What are the 7 major classes of air pollutants?

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Particulate matter, NO2, SO2, methane and hydrocarbons, carbon oxides, tropospheric O3, and hazardous air pollutants (ex: Pb)

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What color is NO2?

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Red

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6
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What does NO2 contribute to?

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Smog (photochemical), and acid precipitation

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7
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What produces NO2?

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Exhaust, industry, electricity production

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What produces sulfur dioxides?

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Coal burning

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9
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What gas is the main component of natural gas?

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Methane

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10
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When was lead phased out of gasoline?

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1980s

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11
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What form of toxin is lead?

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Neurotoxin

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12
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The majority of outdoor air pollution is from what sources?

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Natural

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13
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What are some natural sources of outdoor air pollution?

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Dust storms, volcanoes, fires

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14
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What volcano erupted in the Philippines in 1991, dropping global temperatures by .3 degrees C?

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Mount Pinatubo

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15
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What is the leading source of human air pollutants?

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Transportation

16
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Gray air smog is also called

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Industrial smog

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Gray air/industrial smog contains

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Soot, sulfur, CO, CO2 from industrial pollution and fossil fuel combustion

18
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Photochemical smog is also called

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Brown air smog

19
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What conditions cause photochemical smog?

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Hot sunny days in urban areas

20
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What authorized the EPA to enforce limits on air pollutants?

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The US Clean Energy Act (1970)

21
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Do indoor or outdoor spaces have more pollution?

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Indoor

22
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What are the two main types of indoor air pollution?

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Smoke and radon gas

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