Air

1. When does air pollution occur?

2. What are the causes of air pollution?
3. How are forest fires and volcanoes responsible for air
pollution?
4. Which types of air pollutions are not inevitable? Explain
those types?
5. How are the following responsible for air pollution?
a. Domestic combustion
b. Traffic
c. Power plants
d. Industries
6. How are the following air pollutants responsible for air
pollution? Mention their source and effects.
a. Sulphur dioxide
b. Carbon monoxide
c. Oxides of nitrogen
d. Ozone
e. Lead
f. Hydrocarbons
g. Benzene
h. Particulate matter
7. What are solid and liquid particles present in air? What is
their size?
8. Classify pollutants on the basis of chemical composition.
9. Differentiate between primary and secondary pollutants.
10. What are aerosols?
11. How are they produced?
12. Differentiate between primary and secondary
aerosols.
13. Define the following:
a. Oceanic aerosols
b. Anthropogenic aerosols
c. Thermal inversion
d. Smog
e. Photochemical smog
f. Acid precipitation
14. State the effects of aerosols.
15. When did the Bhopal Gas Tragedy occur?
16. Give reason- Bhopal has been called “Hiroshima of
Chemical Disaster.”
17. What were the effects faced by people suffering from
Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
18. Give reasons: Sometimes brown haze is experienced
in urban areas during winter.
19. What are the causes of thermal inversion in different
geographies?
20. Briefly elaborate the effects of thermal inversion.
21. How does thermal inversion take place in the Los
Angeles coast?
22. Why is the air of Mexico City polluted?
23. How does acid deposition occur?
24. Name the acidic oxide present in acid rain.
25. Explain the cause and effect of acid rain in Mumbai.
26. Why do we call acid rain a hazard for the ecosystem?
27. Write your views on the economic state of a country
due to air pollution.
28. What negative effects does air pollution have on our
health?