Smoking

Question 1

What is SMOKING?

Answer 1

the act of inhaling and exhaling fumes of burning plant materials

Question 2

What is a CIGARETTE?

Answer 2

a tobacco plant rolled into a small square paper to create a cylinder

Question 3

What is the composition of a cigarette?

Answer 3

• tobacco
• tar
• carbon monoxide

Question 4

What is TOBACCO?

Answer 4

dried leaves that mainly contain nicotine

Question 5

What is NICOTINE?

Answer 5

an addictive, toxic stimulant

Question 6

What is TAR?

Answer 6

a tacky brown/yellow residue from smoking

Question 7

What is CARBON MONOXIDE?

Answer 7

a poisonous chemical from burnt cigarettes

Question 8

What effect does carbon monoxide have on the human body?

Answer 8

makes the heart work harder to supply sufficient oxygen to the body

Question 9

What are the negative effects of smoking?

Answer 9

• addiction
• weakened respiratory system
• lung cancer

Question 10

What is an ADDICTION?

Answer 10

an abnormally strong craving for a bad habit

Question 11

The longer cigarette smoke stays in the body…

Answer 11

the more damage it causes

Question 12

What is LUNG CANCER?

Answer 12

a malignant growth of cells in the lungs due to smoking

Question 13

What did the National Youth Commission (NYC) say in 2015?

Answer 13

50.8% of 13-15 year-old Filipinos have tried smoking

Question 14

What did the World Health Organization (WHO) say?

Answer 14

the tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest global health threats