Air Related Problems

• What do you call the gray-brown haze that hovers many cities?

  Photochemical Smog
• What causes Photochemical Smog?

  Forms as a result of the interaction of oxides of nitrogen , hydrocarbons, and solar energy in the form of ultraviolet light
• When does Thermal Inversion occur?

  It is a result when a layer of warm air lies over a layer of cool air, which then traps toxic and harmful chemicals near the ground
• What is the term that should be used when acid fall back to Earth?

  Acid Deposition
• What are the two types of Acid Deposition?

  Wet Deposition and Dry Deposition
• What is an example of Wet Deposition?

  Acid Rain
• What causes Ozone Depletion?

  The destruction of the ozone molecules in the ozone layer mainly by

  Chloroflurocarbon (CFCs)
• What is Climate Change?

  A change in the average conditions such as temperature and rainfall
• What is the main driver of Climate Change?

  The Greenhouse Effect