APES Unit 9 Vocab

Question 1

Catalytic Converter

Answer 1

reduces emissions of three things in car exhaust: Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons

Question 2

Temprature Inversion

Answer 2

When warmer air or atmospheric changes cause the air near the earth to be cooler than air above
causing smog to stay lower to ground

Question 2

Clean Air Act

Answer 2

Set standards for 6 pollutants, enforced regulations, phased out CFC’s.

Question 3

Particulates

Answer 3

liquid or solid particles in the atmosphere

Question 4

Kyoto Protocol

Answer 4

161 nations met in Japan to lower CO2 emissions. Not signed by USA.

Question 5

Montreal Protocol

Answer 5

Stopped the use of CFC’s which contribute to ozone depletion

Question 6

Paris Accord

Answer 6

conference to lower greenhouse gas emissions. not by trump

Question 7

IPCC

Answer 7

International panel on climate change

Question 8

Photochemical Smog

Answer 8

when sunlight reacts with particulates in the air

Question 9

Thermal Expansion

Answer 9

when water expands as it heats because of increased energy of movement

Question 10

Microclimate

Answer 10

climate that differs from a larger surrounding area. Urban areas have microclimates

Question 11

Primary Pollutant

Answer 11

a pollutant emitted directly from a source.

Question 12

Secondary Pollutant

Answer 12

Is a pollutant not directly emitted from a source.

Question 13

Industrial Smog

Answer 13

has sulfer oxides and other particulates in the air from industry

Question 14

Synergism

Answer 14

two pollutants combined is greater than the sum of their individual effects.

Question 15

Acid Deposition(Rain)

Answer 15

Nitrous and sulfuric oxide combine causing acid rain

Question 17

Ozone O3

Answer 17

form from reactions with nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. It is a UV blocker and Respiratory Irritant

Question 18

VOC’s

Answer 18

Volatile Organic Compounds

Question 19

Chlorofluorocarbons CFC’s

Answer 19

Deplete ozone layer leading to higher cancer rates.

Question 20

Water vapor

Answer 20

number one greenhouse gas. naturally occurring.

Question 21

Heavy metal sources

Answer 21

gasoline, paint, burning coal,

Question 22

Heavy metal effects

Answer 22

nervous system damage, brittle bones, biomagnification

Question 23

Legionairres

Answer 23

bacteria disease from still water

Question 24

Radon

Answer 24

odorless colorless radiactive gas from the decay of Uranium

Question 25

Asbestos

Answer 25

fire-proof material that causes mesothelioma

Question 26

Sick building syndrome

Answer 26

condition in which people are sick when in a building but better when they leave

Question 27

LD50

Answer 27

amount of a substance that is a lethal dose to 50% of a test population.

Question 28

LC50

Answer 28

the concentration of the substance that is lethal to 50% of a test population

Question 28

ED50

Answer 28

Effective dose for 50% of the people

Question 29

TD50

Answer 29

the median toxic dose

Question 30

Sources of Asbestos

Answer 30

Insulation and fireproofing

Question 30

Sources of formaldehyde

Answer 30

insulation, plywood, carpets

Question 31

Byproducts of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels:

Answer 31

CO2, CO, H2O, NO, NO2, SO, SO2, Hg, particulates