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It’s in the air Initials Elementary Pollute It
Take a Breath Whatever!
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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 tight and energy efficient pollutants can
become trapped inside.
True or False? Air inside buildings or homes
can be harmful for you breath.
CARS: 60% of our air pollution comes from the cars we drive.
Which causes more air pollution cars or factories?
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
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
What element is most common in the air we breathe?
Nitrogen
78% Nitrogen 20.8% Oxygen 1% other stuff 0.2% Carbon Dioxide
Radon
What naturally occurring radioactive gas is found
underground that can leak into your house and cause health
problems?
C = Carbon and O = Oxygen
dioxide means 2 oxygen atoms per molecule
When talking about greenhouse gasses, what do the C and O
stand for in CO2?
On warm sunny days, this pollutant can be a health hazard
in Wichita.(Hint: in the stratosphere it’s good, in the
troposphere it’s bad)
Ozone
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
C - because you breathe more air into your lungs when you’re
playing hard
Dirty air can be most dangerous when…a) You are asleep
b) You are in schoolc) You are playing hard outdoors
What are 2 ways we can reduce ozone in the air we breathe?
Walk or ride a bike to school.
Remind parents to turn off the car while waiting.
Turn off lights and unplug things
Burning fossil fuels: automobiles, power plants, refineries
How does ozone get into the troposphere (ground level)?
We call this “bad ozone.”
Air 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 humans need to breathe air. How does air get into our bodies?
TRUE - CO sticks to red blood cells preventing them from carrying Oxygen to your body
True or False: Carbon monoxide is harmful
for humans to breathe?
Children, older adults, those with asthma or other heart or
lung diseases
What groups of people might be more sensitive to air pollution than others?
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?