Apes Chapter 18 Test Review

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An example of industrial smog

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Asian brown clouds

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A place experiencing photochemical smog

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Los Angeles, Califionia

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Most of the air we breathe is composed of

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Nitrogen

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The positive effects of the ozone layer

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Allows humans and other forms of life to exist on land, protects humans from sunburn, and prevents the formation of photochemical ozone near the ground

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Harmful chemicals emitted directly into the air from natural processes and human activities

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Primary Pollutants

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The largest air pollution threat to poor people

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Indoor air pollution

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Examples of primary pollutants

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Carbon oxides, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, and methane

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Examples of secondary pollutants

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Sulfuric acid, nitric acid, ozone, hydrogen peroxide and sulfur trioxide

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Examples of VOCs

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Methane, benzene, dry-cleaning fluids, industrial solvents and various components of gasoline and plastics

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Causes the majority of atmospheric warming

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Methane

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Health problems associated with lead

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Headaches, behavior problems, mental retardation, and nervous system disorders such as palsy and paralysis

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The world's most polluted cities are found in

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China

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Temperature inversion

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Warm air on top of cooler, more dense, stagnant air

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When sunlight combines SOx, NOx and VOCs, the result could be

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Smog, ozone, photochemical smog, and/or carbon monoxide

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The causes of acid deposition

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Coal burning power plants, ore smelting, industrial facilities, and burning fossil fuels

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The harmful effects of acid rain

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Reduces soil pH, damages crops, biomagnification of heavy metals in fish, and causes respiratory diseases in humans

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The Health risks of air pollution in urban areas of the U.S. are magnified because

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70-98% of time is spent in cars or homes

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Symptoms of sick building syndrome

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Headaches, coughing and sneezing, chronic fatigue, and depression

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The four most dangerous indoor air pollutants

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tobacco smoke, radon-222, formaldehyde, and ultrafine particles of various substances

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Radioactive radon from the soil is a result of

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Radioactive decay

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Air pollution causes pre-mature deaths each year from the following illnesses

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Asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and lung cancer

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The Clean Air Act and Montreal Protocol successfully reduced the emissions of

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Lead, sulfur dioxide, ground level ozone, CFCs, and some other ozone depleting chemicals.

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A living organism used to detect air pollution

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Lichens