chapter 9 (atmosphere)

Question 1

examples of primary pollutants

Answer 1

PM10, NO, NO2, SO2, CO2, C)

Question 2

examples of secondary pollutants

Answer 2

SO3, H2SO4, O3, PANS

Question 3

forms when fuels are burned at high temps, voicanos, lightning, bacterial action in soil

Answer 3

NO2

Question 4

major component of photochemical smog

formed by sunlight reacting with NOx and VOCs in air

Answer 4

O3

Question 5

formed from reaction of hydrocarbons with oxygen and nitrogen dioxide and being catalyzed by uv radiation

Answer 5

PANs

Question 6

produced by burning of high sulfur oil or coal, smelting of metals, paper manufacturing
combines with water vapor in air to produce acid precipitation

Answer 6

SO2

Question 7

smoke, dust, diesel soot, lead, asbestos

Answer 7

PM10s

Question 8

organic compound with a high vapor pressure

Answer 8

VOCs

Question 9

industrial smog

Answer 9

sulfur based

grey air smog

Question 10

photochemical smog

Answer 10

catalyzed by uv radiation
nitrogen based
brown air smog

Question 11

wet acid deposition

Answer 11

acid rain, fog and snow

Question 12

dry acid deposition

Answer 12

acidic gases and particles

half acidity in atmosphere falls back to earth through dry deposition

Question 13

acid shock

Answer 13

rapid melting of snow pack that contains dry acidic particles

Question 14

urban heat islands

Answer 14

metropolitan areas that are significantly warmer than their surroundings

Question 15

temperature inversions

Answer 15

when air temp increases with height above the ground

Question 16

sick building syndrome

Answer 16

molds, bacteria, CO, radon, allergens, asbestos, tobacco smoke, formaldehyde, vocs

Question 17

clean air act

Answer 17

protect public health from air pollution and limit effects of air pollution on the environment

Question 18

kyoto protocol

Answer 18

would have required US to reduce greenhouse emissions by 7%

cost of meeting emission targets was too high and the time frame was too short for implementation

Question 19

dominant form of noise pollution

Answer 19

transportation sources

Question 20

sensory hearing loss

Answer 20

damage to inner ear

most common