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| a change in atmosphere that has harmful effect is called what? |
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| name one natural cause of air pollution |
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| a thick brownish haze formed when certain gases in the air react with sunlight is called what? |
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true or false
The major source of photochemical smog is the gases emitted by factories. |
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| false - (automobiles and trucks are the major sources of photchemical smog) |
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| a major chemical found in smog is _____. |
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true or false...
ozone protects people from ultraviolet radation but is harmful to breathe. |
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| water is termperature inversion |
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| a condition in which a layer of warm air traps polluted air close to the Earth's surface. |
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| why does temperature inversion make smog more concentrated and dangerous? |
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| temperature inversion makes it so the smog is trapped in a thick layer close to the Earth's surface so that when you breathe it is sucked straight into your lungs. |
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| what are the health effects of smog? |
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| itch watery eyes, scratchy throat, lung problems, harm to bodies' defenses against infection. |
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| what substances cause indoor air pollution? |
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| dust, pet hair, air freshners, asbestos, oil based paints, glues, cleaning supplies, tobacco smoke |
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true or false..
radon and carbon monoxide are both colorless, ordorless gases. |
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radon is a radioactive gas that can cause cancer. |
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| a layer of upper atmosphere that protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation is the _____. |
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| what products contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)? |
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| refridgerations, air conditioners, aerosol spays, fire extinguishers. |
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CFC's are a group of gases responsible for destroying ozone in the ozone layer. |
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| the ozone that is not harmful to humans is located in ________. |
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| the upper atmostphere (the ozone layer) |
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| what is the greenhouse effect? |
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| the green house effect is the trapping of heat near the Earth's surface by gases in the atmosphere (carbon dioxide) |
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| what is the theory of global warming? |
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| the increase in carbon dioxide will cause the average temperature to continue to rise. |
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