Environmental Science: Atmosphere 2

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Photochemical smog is a thick, brownish haze that forms when __________________ acts on certain air pollutants.

___________________ are pollutants released directly into the tropsphere.

What substances contain carbon and formed millions of years ago from remains of living things?

______________ is the condition in the troposphere in which a layer of cooler air is located beneath a layer of warmer air. This can keep air pollutants from going away.

Rain water is collected and the pH is measured. Which of the following pH levels would be considered acidic?

If ___________________ is in the air, then it can bind with hemoglobin, replacing some of the oxygen that the blood would normally carry. This causes headaches, tiredness, and nausea.

The release of damaging materials in to the atmosphere is called

______________________ is an unhealthy mixture of air pollutants that may form over cities and nearby areas.