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Anna: Air Quality Part 2
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5th Grade
09/26/2010

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What are the three R's?
Definition
reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Term
Why did coal miners use canaries in the 1800's?
Definition
In the 1800s, coal miners used canaries to determine the quality of air in the mine
Term
In the 1880s, the people who groomed fur and felt hats with mercury were known as what?
Definition
Mad Hatters. Because the mercury caused brain damage.
Term
What is acid rain?
Does it look dirty?
Definition
Acid rain is rain that is more acidic than normal rain.
No.
Term
What is the major cause of acid rain?
Definition
Air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, is the major cause of acid rain.
Term
Name 3 examples of natural sources of acids:
Definition

They are: volcanoes, geysers, and hot springs.

Term
What part of the body can acid rain harm?
Definition
our lungs
Term
How does acid in the atmosphere fall back to the earth?

What happens?
Definition
Acid in the atmosphere can also fall back to earth through dry deposits of gases and dry particles.

These can eat away on the things they settle on.
Term
What does smokestacks of factories put in out atmosphere?
Definition
sulfur
Term
What is the purpose of greenhouse effect?

What has let to the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Definition
Greenhouse effect is a natural part of nature and keeps the earth from being ice-covered and unlivable.

Human activities have led to an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Term
Is greenhouse gas the result of one man-made pollutant.
Definition
NO
Term
What happens if you burn leaves?
Definition
Open burning of leaves releases millions of spores into the air, which can lead to health problems.
Term
What happens if you burn Rubber, plastic, grease, and garbage?
Definition
Term
Name to alternatives to outdoor burning.
Definition
Mulching and composting are alternatives to outdoor burning.
Term
Is pollution more dangerous inside or outside? Why?
Definition
Indoor pollution can be more dangerous than outdoor pollution because we spend longer time inside. Household chemicals are a type of indoor pollution.
Term
What are 2 examples of household pollutants?
Definition
An example of household pollutants is: tobacco smoke and formaldehyde.
Term
Experiment with solid, liquid, gas

Solid was Playdoh

Liquid was water

Gas was air
Definition
Playdoh: _

Had definite volume
- Could maintain shape or could be molded

Liquid: -Had definite volume
- Took shape of container (beaker)

Gas was air: – Had no definite volume
-Took shape of container (balloon)
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