Lesson 3 Air Pollution and Solutions
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Emissions | Pollutants that are released into the air
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| Photochemical Smog | A brownish think haze that is a mixture of ozone and other chemicals formed when pollutants react with sunlight
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| Ozone | A form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two; toxic to organisms where it forms near Earth's surface
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| Temperature Inversion | a Condition in which a layer of warm air traps polluted air close to Earth's surface
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| Acid Rain | Rain or another form of precipitation that is more acidic than normal, caused by the release of molecules of sulfured dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the air
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| Radon | A colorless, odorless, radioactive gas
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| Ozone Layer | The layer of the upper atmosphere that contains a higher concentration of ozone than the rest of the atmosphere
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| Chlororfluorocarbon | Human-made gases containing chlorine and fluorine that are the main cause of ozone depletion
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