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Air and water pollution
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Why is the indoor air pollution greater than outdoor air pollution in some areas?
outdoor vehicles
Due to chemicals in building materials and products
due to the bad breath that others make
smokers
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What causes Euthrophication?
Nitrugen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Euthrophication
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What is air pollution?
is a flammable substance
located on the sun
substances that is good for our health
Harmful or poisonous substances in the air
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What are the health effects of air pollution?
hyperactivity
broken bones
Asthma, heart attack, cancer
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What is secondary pollutant?
Emitted directly into the air
not emitted directly to the atmosphere
Nitrogen
Oxygen
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Which body system does Photochemical Smog affect the most?
Respiratory System
Skeletal System
Digestive System
Nervous System
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Which criteria pollutants contribute to acid rain?
Particulate matter (PM)
carbon monoxide and oxygen
Nitrogen oxides and sulfer oxides
lead and ozone
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What are some forms of air pollution that are caused naturally?
factories and gas released by motor vehicle
Volatile organics released by plants and industrial factory
dust blown by wind and smog
dust blown by wind, pollutants from wildfires and volcanoes
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What is photochemical smog?
Energy from steam produced by molten underground rocks
Collected energy without the use of mechanical devices
Pollution that originates from a large, diffused area
An atmospheric condition formed by weather and pollution
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What is a primary pollutant?
Emitted directly into the air
not emitted directly to the atmosphere
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The concentration of what gas is increased by cutting down trees?
ozone
oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
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What is Euthrophication?
Too much nutrients for plant, cause low O2
A condition that halts population growth
Lower metabolism for stressed out organisms
Invasive organisms
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How do you classify pollutants that are released directly into the air?
Scrubbers
Criteria Pollutant
Primary Pollutant
Secondary Pollutant
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Why is Dissolved Oxygen important?
The oxygen is necessary for aquatic macroinvertebrates
All of the above
Fish need oxygen
Helps indicate water quality
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Biomagnification is...
the study of microscopic biology
instant death
when toxin concentrations decrease moving up the food chain
when toxin concentrations increases up the food chain
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Which is not part of correcting sick-building syndrome?
cleaning air ducts
improving ventilation
sealing cracks where air leaks into the building
removing sources of indoor air pollution
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Hypoxia is basically a lack of
Carbon Monoxide
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
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With bioaccumulation...
Toxic chemicals become less concentrated
Toxic chemicals become more concentrated
Toxic chemicals mutate and become harmful
Toxic chemicals mix together
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Air pollution may not be increased by...
Hills and mountains
Outer space
High temperature
Urban buildings
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What is a naturally occuring source of pollution ?
Photochemical smog
industrial smog
pollutants from volcanoes
nuclear waste
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What is a temperature inversion?
Warmer air <br>that lays below the cooler air
a layer of warm air that lies atop a layer of cooler air
temperature that will inverse
A cooler air that lays atop of the warm air near by
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What agency is responsible for enforcing the Clean Air Act?
EAA
EPA
FBI
ESP
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What is the use of Chlorine in water treatment?
To soften the water
To help grow strong bones
Sterilization
Teeth maintenance
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Which group of man-made chemicals caused a decline in stratopheric ozone levels?
ozone
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
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Which type of building would most likely have poor indoor air quality?
urban area where windows are open often
tightly sealed and air conditioned
hasn't been painted or carpeted in a long time
cool climate, good ventilation system
