POP QUIZ: AIR POLLUTION

1. Some common ___________ are soot, smoke, mold, pollen, methane,

and carbon dioxide.
a. Chemicals
b. Pollutants
c. Substances
d. Contaminators

2. True or false:
V F
a. The burning of fossil fuels cannot be reduced due to
its importance for human life.
b. Mining operations and ocean contamination are both
main causes of air pollution.
c. Indoor air pollution affects outdoor air pollution too.

3. Which one is a possible effect of air pollution in the environment?

a. Acid rain
b. Eutrophication
c. Global warming
d. All of the above

4. Which one is not a possible effect of air pollution in human health?

a. Conjunctivitis
b. Asthma
c. Infertility
d. Aneurysms

5. _________ and __________ are two countries that have already

implemented Clean Air Acts in their territory.

6. Write three mentioned possible solutions for this problematic:

1. ______________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________
POP QUIZ: AIR POLLUTION
1. Some common ___________ are soot, smoke, mold, pollen, methane,
and carbon dioxide.
a. Chemicals
b. Pollutants
c. Substances
d. Contaminators

2. True or false:
V F
a. The burning of fossil fuels cannot be reduced due to
its importance for human life.
b. Mining operations and ocean contamination are both
main causes of air pollution.
c. Indoor air pollution affects outdoor air pollution too.

3. Which one is a possible effect of air pollution in the environment?

a. Acid rain
b. Eutrophication
c. Global warming
d. All of the above

4. Which one is not a possible effect of air pollution in human health?

a. Conjunctivitis
b. Asthma
c. Infertility
d. Aneurysms

5. _________ and __________ are two countries that have already

implemented Clean Air Acts in their territory.

6. Write three mentioned possible solutions for this problematic:

1. ______________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________
VOCABULARY: AIR POLLUTION

o Global Warming: man-produced phenomenon

characterized by an increase in the earth's average
atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding
changes in climate and that may result in the
Greenhouse Effect.
o Greenhouse Effect: natural phenomenon that retains
certain gases in the Earth's surface in order to maintain
suitable levels of temperature for the development of life. 
o Nonrenewable resource: finite natural substance. Some
examples of this are fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas
and coal. 
o Ozone layer: atmospheric layer at heights of about 20 to
30 miles (32 to 48 kilometers) that is normally
characterized by high ozone content which blocks most
solar ultraviolet radiation from entry into the lower
atmosphere.
o Renewable energy: natural source of energy, as
biomass, solar, wind, tidal, wave, and hydroelectric
power, that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel.
Infinite source of energy. 
o Eutrophication: condition where a high amount of nitrogen
present in some pollutants gets developed on sea’s surface
and turns itself into algae and adversely affect fish, plants
and animal species.
o Acid rain:  natural precipitations that contain relatively
high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals, as the
pollutants from coal smoke, chemical manufacturing, and
smelting, that have been released into the atmosphere
and combined with water vapor are harmful to the
environment.
o Environmental Engineering: branch of engineering
concerned in the protection of people from the effects of
adverse environmental effects, such as pollution, as well
as improving environmental quality.
VOCABULARY: AIR POLLUTION

o Global Warming: man-produced phenomenon

characterized by an increase in the earth's average
atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding
changes in climate and that may result in the
Greenhouse Effect.
o Greenhouse Effect: natural phenomenon that retains
certain gases in the Earth's surface in order to maintain
suitable levels of temperature for the development of life. 
o Nonrenewable resource: finite natural substance. Some
examples of this are fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas
and coal. 
o Ozone layer: atmospheric layer at heights of about 20 to
30 miles (32 to 48 kilometers) that is normally
characterized by high ozone content which blocks most
solar ultraviolet radiation from entry into the lower
atmosphere.
o Renewable energy: natural source of energy, as
biomass, solar, wind, tidal, wave, and hydroelectric
power, that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel.
Infinite source of energy. 
o Eutrophication: condition where a high amount of nitrogen
present in some pollutants gets developed on sea’s surface
and turns itself into algae and adversely affect fish, plants
and animal species.
o Acid rain:  natural precipitations that contain relatively
high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals, as the
pollutants from coal smoke, chemical manufacturing, and
smelting, that have been released into the atmosphere
and combined with water vapor are harmful to the
environment.
o Environmental Engineering: branch of engineering
concerned in the protection of people from the effects of
adverse environmental effects, such as pollution, as well
as improving environmental quality.