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Number 1. Name for the air pollution that occurs because of human activities

Correct Answer: Anthropogenic

Number 2. Name of the air pollution that occurs because of natural activities: volcanoes, windstorms, etc.

Correct Answer: Non-Anthropogenic

Number 3. Law passed in 1963 to help reduce emission of pollutants into the atmosphere

Correct Answer: The Clean Air Act

Number 4. When cooler air is trapped beneath a layer of warmer air and causes air to mix poorly which results in higher concentrations of pollution.

Correct Answer: Thermal Inversion

Number 5. Established in 1970 to monitor and enforce the guidelines of the Clean Air Act.

Correct Answer: Environmental Protection Agency

Number 6. Pollutants that are released directly into the atmosphere, such as when fossil fuels are burned

Correct Answer: Primary Pollutants

Number 7. Pollutants that form in the atmosphere when primary pollutants are broken down by UV radiation or other chemical reactions

Correct Answer: Secondary Pollutants

Number 8. Secondary pollutant that is the primary component of smog

Correct Answer: Ozone

Number 9. Secondary pollutant that occurs when sulfur dioxide is broken apart and combines with water; causes acid rain.

Correct Answer: Sulfuric Acid

Number 10. Creates more air pollution because as it increases, the amount of energy needed and pollution produced increases.

Correct Answer: Standard of Living