Eviro. Unit 8 Lesson 2 Study Questions & Answers.
1. smog a mixture of air pollutants that may form over urban areas
2. industrial smog smog that forms when soot combines with sulfur compounds and
water droplets in the air
3. photochemica
l smog smog that forms when UV light from the sun reacts with pollutants in the
air
4. temperature
in- version.
a weather condition that occurs when a layer of cold air becomes
trapped under a layer of warm air in the troposphere
5. acid deposition the settling out of atmospheric acids onto land
6. Is industrial
smog more developing
com- mon in
devel- oped or
develop- ing
countries?
7. All modern
cities have photochemical
some level of
smog.
8. Why is photo-
chemical The brown color is from nitrous dioxide that forms after nitrous monoxide
smog brown?
is emitted from cars.
9. What are four
ef- fects of
smog? -people missing work or school due to illness
-increased hospital admissions
-increased risk of cancer
-death
10. Describe wet acid when acid falls to the earth through precipitation such as rain, sleet,
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, Eviro. Unit 8 Lesson 2 Study Questions & Answers.
snow, hail, or
deposition fog
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1. smog a mixture of air pollutants that may form over urban areas
2. industrial smog smog that forms when soot combines with sulfur compounds and
water droplets in the air
3. photochemica
l smog smog that forms when UV light from the sun reacts with pollutants in the
air
4. temperature
in- version.
a weather condition that occurs when a layer of cold air becomes
trapped under a layer of warm air in the troposphere
5. acid deposition the settling out of atmospheric acids onto land
6. Is industrial
smog more developing
com- mon in
devel- oped or
develop- ing
countries?
7. All modern
cities have photochemical
some level of
smog.
8. Why is photo-
chemical The brown color is from nitrous dioxide that forms after nitrous monoxide
smog brown?
is emitted from cars.
9. What are four
ef- fects of
smog? -people missing work or school due to illness
-increased hospital admissions
-increased risk of cancer
-death
10. Describe wet acid when acid falls to the earth through precipitation such as rain, sleet,
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, Eviro. Unit 8 Lesson 2 Study Questions & Answers.
snow, hail, or
deposition fog
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