Study guide test 1 semester 2

Environmental issues
Ms. ONeal
Introduction to Air Pollution
1. Define air pollution.
2. Define emissions.
3. True or false: All emissions are in a gaseous state.
4. Explain how natural processes can create air pollution. (all three examples with

explanations)
5. List some human sources of air pollution.
6. Most pollution comes ______________ or _____________ from the ______________ of

fossil fuels.
7. Define primary pollutant and give two examples.
8. Define secondary pollutant and give two examples.

How Air Pollution Affects Your Health

1. According to the American Lung Association, what are the top 4 most polluted
cities in the United States?

2. Who are the sensitive group members?

3. Why do SG members suffer the most from air pollution?
4. List short term effects of air pollution.
5. List long term effects of air pollution.
6. How can air pollution cause respiratory problems?
7. What respiratory problems can be developed from long term exposure to air

pollution?
8. Explain how carbon monoxide interrupts oxygen exchange and can lead to death in
high amounts. (hemoglobin should be used in your answer)

9. True or False: Trace amounts of air pollution can cause cancer.

10. List two examples of pollutants that are linked to cancer and briefly explain

where they come from.

Checking the AQI

1. Air quality under ______ is considered satisfactory.
2. Using the AQI chart, what two colors show that the air is satisfactory?
3. What level of health concern is shown with the color red on the AQI chart?
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4. AQI stands for _______ ______________ ___________.
5. What are the two main pollutants that are checked? (look on the back of the AQI)
6. How is ozone pollution created?
7. Differentiate between fine and coarse particle pollution.

Smog and Temperature Inversion

1. Define smog.
2. List the two types of smog.
3. List three cities that have trouble with smog.
4. What type of smog was responsible for the killer smog in London in 1952?
5. How is industrial smog created?
6. How is photochemical smog created?
7. What color cloud does industrial smog create?
8. What color cloud does photochemical smog create?
9. True or False: Smog is a primary pollutant.
10. Explain why cities like Los Angeles struggle with smog. (geographically
speaking)

11. Explain a temperature inversion.

12. Draw a diagram to explain temperature inversion.

13. Complete a double bubble for industrial smog and photochemical smog.

Acid Rain and pH Scale

1. What is the pH scale?

2. What does pH stand for?
3. A pH of 7 is _____________.
4. A pH greater than 7 is ______________.
5. A pH less than 7 is _____________.
6. True or False: The higher the pH value the lower the acidity.
7. What is measured to determine acidity or alkalinity?
8. Which is more acidic, lemons (pH 2) or tomatoes (pH 4)?
9. How much more acidic are lemons?
10. True or False: Rain is normally slightly acidic.
11. Define acid rain. (what pH must it be below?)
12. How is acid rain created? (you can use a picture if you want)
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13. List some effects of acid rain.

Clean Air Act

1. What is the Clean Air Act?

2. Explain the purpose of the Clean Air Act. (What does it target? Why was it

created?)

3. List some regulations that have been created from the CAA.

4. True or False: Since the Clean Air Act was created, air pollution has decreased by

57%.
5. List three things that have changed due to the CAA.

6. Explain how a catalytic convertor works.

7. Explain how gasoline has changed.

8. Explain how scrubbers work.