| A | B |
|---|
| ozone | created when oxygen and uv rays react |
| carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and VOC's | examples of primary pollutants |
| 1/3 air pollution comes from | car exhaust |
| scrubbers | removes poisonous gases from industrial emissions |
| burning of fossil fuels | contributes most to acid precipitation |
| substance leached out of the soil into water that harms life | aluminum |
| smog | example of a secondary pollutant |
| temperature inversion | warm air above traps cooler air at the surface |
| AQI color green | good |
| AQI color red | unhealthy for everyone |
| light you can see at night hovering a city | sky glow |
| ice cores | used to detect carbon dioxide |
| asbestos | harmful pollutant in insulation |
| increase in Earth's average surface temp | global warming |
| atmospheric ozone | protects us from UVlight |
| tiny solids suspended in the atmosphere | particulates |
| long term health effect linked to air pollution | emphysema |
| radon is produced from the decay of | uranium |
| sulfur dioxide in a water vapor does this to the opening of plants | clogs |
| unwanted light that shines onto a neighbors lawn | light trespass |
| 120 | permanent deafness results from this db |
| 0 | softest db we can hear |
| lower pH number is | acidic |
| higher pH number is | basic |
| normal pH of rainwater is | slightly acidic |
| carbon dioxide and water form | carbonic acid |
| both radon and asbestos | increase the risk of cancer |
| VOC's found in building insulation | pollutant most likely to reach unhealthy levels inside a building |
| lowers oxygen levels | affect of carbon monoxide |
| soot, dust and ash | common particulates that contribute to outdoor pollution |
| Poland | most polluted nation on earth |
| nitrogen | most abundant gas in the atmo |
| carbon, chlorine and fluorine make up this | chlorofluorocarbons |
