Notes: Air Pollution Guidelines

Using your online textbook and/or other  online sources look up the following terms and concepts. You can either do this using a Google Doc or your science notebook.

1. Find the following definitions

1. smog
2. acid rain
3. carbon monoxide
4. carbon dioxide
5. particulate matter.

2. What are the major sources of smog?
3. How does smog form?
4. What are some of the effects smog has on the environment?
5. What does the atmosphere above a city look like with and without smog?
6. What causes acid rain?
7. What are some of the effects of acid rain?
8. How are CFC levels and the ozone layer connected?
9. What are five ways to reduce air pollution?

Assessment Preparation

Here are some practice questions to prepare you for the assessment on this material. Complete these in your notes. If you are unsure about an answer ask Mr. Korchnak for help.

1. Which is most responsible for city smog?

1.  power plants
2.  burning wastes
3.  industries
4.  cars

2. What combines with moisture in the air to form acid rain?

1.  ozone
2.  sulfur oxides
3.  lead
4. oxygen

3. What kind of pollution are airborne solids that range in size from large grains to microscopic?
4. Name three sources of air pollution.
5. What are the three specific pollutants released into the air when fuels are burned?
6. Laws passed in 1970 required coal burning power plants to use tall smokestacks to disperse pollutants. Power plants in the midwestern states complied with that law, and people in eastern Canada began complaining about acid rain. Explain the connection..