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How do plants help provide us with clean air?

Plants breathe in Carbon dioxide (CO2) and out Oxygen (O2). Plants filter the air for us and provide us

with the oxygen we need to breathe.

True: Since buildings are built tighter (more energy efficient) these days,

pollutants can become trapped inside.

True or False? Indoor air can be as bad or worse

for you than outdoor air.

True: 60% of our air pollution comes from the cars we drive.

Which causes more air pollution. cars or factories?

Measures wind speed.

What does an anemometer do?

What does the ozone layer do?

The ozone layer is found in the upper atmosphere (stratosphere) and it filters out harmful ultraviolet rays

What does AQI stand for?

Hint: An AQI is like a weather forecast that we check to see how much air

pollution is expected today.

Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index(AQI) Values

Levels of Health Concern

0 to 50 Good

51 to 100 Moderate

101 to 150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

151 to 200 Unhealthy

201 to 300 Very Unhealthy

301 to 500 Hazardous

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What do the Initials CFC stand for?

Hint: This is the chemical that tears apart ozone in the atmosphere and

creates the “hole in the ozone layer”.

Chloro-fluoro-carbon

What does IAQ stand for?

Hint: With IAQ you are concerned with mold, radon, and second hand smoke

Indoor Air Quality

What do the initials EPA stand for?

Hint: This is the government agency that protects human health

and the environment.

Environmental Protection Agency

If I told you that the wind was blowing 25mph, what does the

mph stand for?

Miles per hour

What element is most common in the air we breathe?

Nitrogen

78% Nitrogen 20.8% Oxygen 1% other stuff 0.2% Carbon Dioxide

What is the chemical that we need to breathe from the air?

Oxygen (O2)

What is the chemical protects us from the sun?

Ozone(O3)

Radon

What naturally occurring radioactive gas is found

underground that can leak into your house and cause health

problems?

False

True or False: Carbon monoxide is not harmful.

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What is the result when water droplets in the air combine with

air pollutants (like ozone)?

Smog

What term do we use for the phenomenon where CO2, methane, and other gases

trap more than normal amounts of heat inside the earth’s atmosphere.

Global Warming

CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

What chemical is linked to the hole in the Ozone Layer.

Where do excess greenhouse gases that cause global warming

come from?

Burning fossil fuels: automobiles, power plants, refineries

How does ozone get into the troposphere (ground level)?

We call this “bad ozone.”

False: Air, containing oxygen, is inhaled through the mouth and

nose. The air travels to the lungs and goes through a network of

branches. The oxygen is absorbed into the blood stream and travels to all parts of the

body. All other air components (CO2, Nitrogen, etc) are exhaled.

True or False: Oxygen gets to the cells in your body by

absorbing through your skin.

CO combines strongly with red blood cells preventing them from carrying Oxygen to your body

Why is carbon monoxide harmful to humans?

22,000 respirations/day

About how many times a day do you take a breath?

No! The greenhouse

effect keeps the earth at livable temperatures

Would it be healthy for humans to totally get rid of the earth’s

greenhouse effect?

Humans breathe from this layer of the atmosphere.

Troposphere

Patrick the starfish!

What is the name of Sponge Bob’s best-friend? And what

is he?

Skateboarding

What is Tony Hawk’s occupation?

Cottonwood

What is the Kansas State Tree?

Harry Potter and the

Goblet of Fire

What is the name of the 4th Harry Potter Book?

In the movie The Incredibles, what are the super powers of

each family member?Dad/Mr Incredible – Strength

Mom/Elastigirl – Stretchy Limbs

Violet – Invisibility & Force Fields

Dash – Speed

Jack Jack – Fire???