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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 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???