Power Notes 16.2

Question 0

describes any undesirable factor, or pollutant, that is added to the air, water, or soil.

Answer 0

Pollution

Question 1

What emissions affect the biosphere

Answer 1

Fossils fuel

Question 2

is a type of air pollution caused by the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuel emissions.

Answer 2

Smog

Question 3

are microscopic bits of dust, metal, and unburned fuel, 1–10 microns in size, that are produced by many different industrial processes

Answer 3

Particulates

Question 4

is a type of precipitation produced when pollutants in the water cycle cause rain pH to drop below normal levels.

Answer 4

Acid rain

Question 5

occurs when carbon dioxide, water, and methane mol- ecules absorb energy reradiated by Earth’s surface and slow the release of this energy from Earth’s atmosphere.

Answer 5

Greenhouse effect

Question 6

The trend of increasing global temperatures is known as

Answer 6

Global warming