HEALTH 2

Question 1

Lead-210 (Pb-210) and polonium-210 (Po-210) are poisonous, radioactive heavy metals that research has shown to be present in cigarette smoke

Answer 1

Radioactive Cigarette Smoke

Question 1

was used to kill people in the gas chambers in Nazi Germany during World War II. It can be found in cigarette smoke.

Answer 1

Hydrogen Cyanide

Question 3

is present in car exhaust and is lethal in very large amounts

Answer 3

Carbon Monoxide

Question 4

dried leaves of the tobacco plant which has been rolled into rice paper into a small, round cylinder

Answer 4

Cigarette

Question 5

Commonly used in rat poison, arsenic finds its way into cigarette smoke through some of the pesticides that are used in tobacco farming.

Answer 5

Arsenic

Question 6

is a poison used in pesticides and is the addictive element in cigarettes.

Answer 6

Nicotine

Question 7

is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke breathed in to be tasted or inhaled.

Answer 7

SMOKING

Question 8

are commonly used in cleaning products and fertilizers.

Answer 8

Ammonia

Question 9

Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that is used in batteries. Smokers typically have twice as much cadmium in their bodies as nonsmokers.

Answer 9

Cadmium