Assessment
Directions: Identify what is being described in each item,
1. It describes the quality of air in an area at a certain time.
2. Largest group of air pollutants,
3. A colorless and odorless poisonous gas produced when fuel is
incompletely burned in engines, furnaces, and space heaters
4. Bacterial species found in the fecal matter of warm blooded
animals
5. Large amounts of this can cause excessive algul growth in a
body of water.
6. A long-term build-up of this pas in the atmosphere could
cause "greenhouse effect",
7. Is a measure of the amount of suspended particles in the
water
8. It is a measure of how acidic or basic the water is.
9. Is the ability of water to conduct an electrical current
10. Is a measure of the average kinetic energy of an object.
11 Refers to tiny liquid or solid particles in the air
12. Is a measure of the amount of salts in the water.
13. The most dangerous and irritating of all adr pollutants.
14. A naturally occurring radioactive gas which if inhaled and
become attached to the lining of the lungs, can cause
cancer
15. Formed when certain other pollutants undergo complex
chemical reactions upon exposure to sunlight.