air pollution and the ozone layer

Question 1

layers divided by temperature profile

Answer 1

atmosphere layers

Question 2

the planets surface, the layer in which everything on earth occurs

Answer 2

troposphere

Question 3

gas released by burning fossil fuels that causes acid rain

Answer 3

sulfur dioxide

Question 4

gases released through car exhaust and other fossil fuels, reacts with SO2 to form acid rain

Answer 4

Nitrogen oxides

Question 5

roughly a pH of 4, most common in the eastern US, has been greatly reduced by scrubbing via the clean air act

Answer 5

acid rain

Question 6

a secondary pollutant that is a strong oxidizer, it damages plants, soft human tissue, rubbers, and plastics

Answer 6

surface ozone

Question 7

forms ozone by reactions between oxygen, NOx, and UV light

Answer 7

photochemical smog

Question 8

solids or liquids suspended in a gas, a part of smog

Answer 8

particulate matter

Question 9

particulate matter that affects visibility and respiratory issues

Answer 9

PM10

Question 10

particulate matter that causes cardiopulmonary issues

Answer 10

PM2.5

Question 11

heavy metal neurotoxins released through combustion, paint, mining, and manufacturing

Answer 11

lead and mercury

Question 12

build up of heavy metals in high level consumers resulting in human consumption

Answer 12

bioaccumulation

Question 13

gas that reduces oxygen delivery by binding to hemoglobin, forms via combustion by mobile sources

Answer 13

carbon monoxide

Question 14

refrigerants and propellants that damage the ozone layer

Answer 14

chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Question 15

a single chlorine can destroy multiple O3 molecules resulting in thinning that exposes the earth’s surface to harmful UV rays

Answer 15

ozone layer depletion

Question 16

thinning in the concentration of ozone in the atmosphere over the southern hemisphere

Answer 16

ozone hole

Question 17

international agreement to phase out CFC’s that helped level off ozone depletion

Answer 17

Montreal protocol