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Chapter 12 Ecology

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

acid precipitation ? when harmful substances build up in the air
 

 2. 

smog ? an elemnt that is produced by the decay of uranium
 

 3. 

secondary pollutant ? a pollutant tgat is formed when a primary pollutant comes into contact with other primary pollutants or with naturally occuriing substnaces such as water vapor and a chemical reaction takes place
 

 4. 

decibel ? chemcial compounds that form toxic funes
 

 5. 

VOC ? chemcial compounds that form toxic funes
 

 6. 

air pollution ? a pollutant that is put directly into the air by human activity
 

 7. 

radon ? an elemnt that is produced by the decay of uranium
 

 8. 

primary pollutant ? a pollutant tgat is formed when a primary pollutant comes into contact with other primary pollutants or with naturally occuriing substnaces such as water vapor and a chemical reaction takes place
 

 9. 

sick building syndrome ? the sudden influx of acidic water that causes a rapid change in the water's PH
 

 10. 

temperature inversion ? precipitation like rain, sleet or snow that contains a high percentage of acid
 

 11. 

acid shock ? the sudden influx of acidic water that causes a rapid change in the water's PH
 



 
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