Air Resources (Quiz)

What was the order of steps taken by the United States to clean the air? enact the Clean Air Act, establish funding to study how to clean the air, create the EPA, and find cost-effective ways to keep the air clean establish funding to study how to clean the air, enact the Clean Air Act, create the EPA, and find cost-effective ways to keep the air clean find cost-effective ways to keep the air clean, establish funding to study how to clean the air, create the EPA, and enact the Clean Air Act create the EPA, enact the Clean Air Act, find cost-effective ways to keep the air clean, and establish funding to study how to clean the air

enact the Clean Air Act, establish funding to study how to clean the air, create the EPA, and find cost-effective ways to keep the air clean

Study the image of a plant. Which gas is cycled into the atmosphere at the arrow? oxygen nitrogen water vapor carbon dioxide

oxygen

Which accurately describes one impact of the atmosphere on Earth's cycles? produces wind currents changes nitrogen into carbon dioxide transfers carbon from plants to animals moves oxygen from volcanic eruptions for plants to use

produces wind currents

Which health issue is associated with exposure to indoor air pollution? stroke hair loss diabetes skin cancer

stroke

Why was 1990 an important year regarding air quality? The United States took first steps to keep the air clean. The United States created the Environmental Protection Agency. Modifications and improvements were made to the Clean Air Act. Funding was established under the Clean Air Act to study air pollution.

Modifications and improvements were made to the Clean Air Act.

Study the graph about the negative effects of indoor air pollution. What does the graph show about the importance of clean air? People have a lower risk of dying from COPD when compared to acute lower respiratory infections. The health risk is the highest for getting lung cancer when people are exposed to indoor air pollution. Most people will die from the negative health effects associated with stroke as indoor dirty air builds up. The risk of developing acute lower respiratory infection and ischemic heart disease is the same when exposed to indoor air pollution.

Most people will die from the negative health effects associated with stroke as indoor dirty air builds up.

Which role do ultrafine particles play in dirty air? They contribute to less than 13,000 premature deaths a year. They can worsen symptoms for people with breathing difficulties. They are easily removed from the air when people see them floating. They are constantly filtered by the nose, which prevents lung absorption.

They can worsen symptoms for people with breathing difficulties.

What are one of the ways the atmosphere recycle gases through interactions with the biosphere ? Through the usage of nitrogen and release oxygen into the atmosphere from plants. Though the process photosynthesis Through available sunlight and release oxygen into the atmosphere. The mineral content in the ground that plants rely on and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Though the process photosynthesis

Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis? sulfur oxygen nitric oxide carbon dioxide

carbon dioxide

Which factor would increase poor indoor air quality? carbon monoxide fossil fuels chemical run-off smog

carbon monoxide