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10 Cards in this Set
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THE CONTAMINATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE BY THE INTRODUCTION OF POLLUTANTS FROM HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES |
AIR POLLUTION |
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POLLUTANTS PUT DIRECTLY INTO THE AIR |
PRIMARY POLLUTANTS |
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POLLUTANTS FORMED WHEN PRIMARY POLLUTANTS REACT WITH OTHER PRIMARY POLLUTANTS OR WITH NATURALLY OCCURRING SUBSANCES |
SECONDARY POLLUTANTS |
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FORMED WHEN OZONE AND VEHICLE EXHAUST REACTS WITH SUNLIGHT |
SMOG |
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RAIN, SLEET, OR SNOW THAT CONTAINS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ACIDS |
ACID PRECIPITATION |
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A RAPID CHANGE IN A BODY OF WATER'S ACIDIDTY |
ACID SHOCK |
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A GAP IN THE EARTH'S OZONE LAYER NEAR THE ANTARCTIC REGIONS |
THE OZONE HOLE |
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INDOOR AIR POLLUTION CAN BE |
HARD TO DETECT BECAUSE IT IS USUALLY COLORLESS AND ODORLESS |
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THE LOWER THE PH, THE |
MORE ACIDIC THE LAND OR WATER IS |
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WHY MIGHT ESTABLISHING A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH PROBLEMS BE HARD? |
AIR POLLUTION SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO SYMPTOMS OF OTHER ILLNESSES |
