Air Quality

Ch. 2 Sect. 4 pp. 62-65

1. _______________ are harmful substances in the air, water, or soil.

2. Name three natural processes and three human activities that cause air
pollution.

3. What are some air pollutants produced by burning fossil fuels?

4. The burning of fossil fuels can cause _________ and ______________.

5. _______________________ is a brownish haze that is a mixture of ozone

and other chemicals, formed when nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, and other
pollutants react with each other in the presence of sunlight.

6. ______________ is rain that contains more acid than normal.

7. What is the main pollutant in photochemical smog?

8. What government agency monitors air quality?

9. Explain one way that air quality could be improved.

Environmental Issues
Ch. 2 Sect. 5 pp. 70-75

1. Environmental issues, fall into what three categories?

2. Anything in the environment that is used by people is called a

___________________.

3. ________________________ are either always available or are naturally

replaced in a relatively short time. Examples of this are sunlight, wind, fresh
water, and trees.
4. Natural resources that are not replaced in a useful time frame are called
__________________________.

5. The contamination of Earth’s land, water, or air is called

______________.

6.What are three factors that can cause pollution?

7. __________________________ is the study of natural processes in the

environment and how humans can affect them.

Global Changes in the Atmosphere

Ch. 2 Sect. 6 pp. 76-81

1. The ________________ is the layer of the atmosphere that contains a

higher concentration of ozone than the rest of the atmosphere.

2. An _______________ is an area where there is severe ozone depletion.

3. Scientists determine that the major cause of the ozone hole is a group of
gases called _________.

4. ________________________, or CFC’s, are human-made gases that

contain chlorine and fluorine that are the main cause of ozone depletion.

5. What do scientists predict will happen if the ban on CFC’s is maintained?

6. The trapping of heat near Earth’s surface is called the

______________________.Without this, earth would be much colder. All of
Earth’s water would be frozen.

7. ___________________ predict that the increase in carbon dioxide levels

will cause the average temperature to continue to rise.

8. What might be three consequences of global warming?