Unit 3 lesson 4: air pollution

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air pollution

the contamination of the atmosphere from the pollutants from human and natural sources

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greenhouse effect

warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere

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particulate

a tiny particle of solid that is suspended in air or water

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smog

haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources

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acid precipitation

rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids formed by air pollution

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air quality

a measure of the pollutants in the air that is used to express how clean or polluted the air is