Types of Pollution

Question 1

Air pollution

Answer 1

carbon monoxide, lead, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, particulates, leads to lung cancer

Question 2

Industrial smog

Answer 2

gray smog

Question 3

NOx, VOCs, and ozone

Answer 3

causes of photochemical smog

Question 4

Ozone layer depleted by

Answer 4

CFCs releasing chlorine monoxide

Question 5

Dead zone

Answer 5

oxygen poor water

Question 6

Eutrophication

Answer 6

warm, nutrient-rich freshwater mixes with cold saltwater and makes plankton populations explode

Question 7

Hypoxic zone

Answer 7

nothing that depends on oxygen can grow here

Question 8

Wastewater

Answer 8

any water used by humans

Question 9

Thermal pollution

Answer 9

• urban areas known as heat islands
• increased photochemical smog
• adding trees can lower temperature

Question 10

Noise pollution

Answer 10

any noise that causes stress or can potentially damage human health

Question 11

Impacts of pollution

Answer 11

• photochemical smog
• climate change
• risks to human health
• decreased aesthetic appeal of environment
• harmful to biodiversity
• ozone layer depletion
• acid rain