˗ˏˋ chapter 21 ˎˊ˗ Flashcards
colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon & organic compounds & by respiration
carbon dioxide
gas once commonly used in various products (aerosols) but thats believed to cause damage to the ozone layer in the Earth’s atmosphere
Chlorofluorocarbons
primary federal law in the US governing air pollution
Clean Air Act
six common air pollutants known to be harmful to health & the environment: particulates, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, lead.
Criteria Air Pollutants
US federal law passed by Congress in response to concerns regarding environmental & safety hazards posed by storage & handling of toxic chemicals
emergency planning & community right to know act
Legal requirements governing air pollutants released into the atmosphere. Sets quantitive limits on the permissible amount of specific air pollutants that may be released from specific sources over specific timeframes.
Emissions standards
A gas that absorbs radiation of specific wavelengths within the infrared spectrum of radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface and clouds. The effect is a local trapping of part of the absorbed energy and a tendency to warm the Earth’s surface. Water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and ozone are primary examples in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Greenhouse gas
layer in earth’s stratosphere at an altitude of about 6.2 mi containing a high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun
ozone layer
air quality was noticeably deteriorating in the US during the 1950s & 1960s due to which of the following?
a) coal burning
b) railroad locomotives
c) industrial furnaces
d) automobiles
automobiles
Bush administration issued rules on what type of pollution by coal-burning power plants that were later found by the courts to be inadequate & ineffective?
a) mercury
b) lead
c) carbon monoxide
d) sulfur dioxide
mercury
what major component of the atmosphere may have ominous implications for the future of the earth’s environment due to its increasing proportion?
a) carbon dioxide
b) nitrogen
c) oxygen
d) argon
carbon dioxide
TRUE OR FALSE:
ozone levels in the air are an indicator of various other chemicals produced by motor vehicles, and they’re often used as a general measure of air pollution
true
TRUE OR FALSE:
industrial revolution is the historical period most closely associated with particulate matter
true
TRUE OR FALSE:
the most dangerous kind of particulate matter for lung function is that with the largest particulate size
false
TRUE OR FALSE:
sulfur dioxide levels declined in the US by over 90% from 1980-2018
true
TRUE OR FALSE:
the more yellow a smoggy sky, the more nitrogen oxides are present in that smog, probably from automobiles
true
TRUE OR FALSE:
if many children in a small town have kidney problems & show developmental delays in mental functions, ozone poisoning should be suspected.
false
TRUE OR FALSE:
the Clear Skies Initiative clearly set more stringent emissions standards than those required by the Clean Air Act
false
TRUE OR FALSE:
the ban on leaded gasoline has almost eliminated lead as an air pollutant
true
(blank) is an important protective component of the upper atmosphere, but at low altitudes, its effects are harmful.
ozone
a provision of the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments that has generated a great deal of controversy is called (blank).
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