Save smog city answer key

Scientist’s Name:____________________ Work Hard – Get Smart – No Excuses. WEBQUEST: Air Quality, Air Pollution, Smog ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Quality Webquest You will explore a few websites to learn more about air pollution and what kinds of pollutants affect our air quality. You’ll also learn how air quality is measured and how it affects our health. First Stop: http://www.airnow.gov/ 1. On the right side of the page, scroll down a bit, under “Air Quality Basics,” click “Air Quality Index.” a. What is the AQI (air quality index)? What does it tell you? https://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.aqi b. Which 5 major pollutants are covered by the AQI? c. Which two pollutants are the greatest threat to human health? 2. For each color below, indicate the AQI range and the level of health concern. Color AQI Range Level of Health Concern Green 0-50 Good (no concerns) Yellow Orange Red Purple Maroon 3. Go back to the AQI main page. What does the AQI look like for Lowell MA today? 1 Scientist’s Name:____________________ Work Hard – Get Smart – No Excuses. 4. What are today’s highest five? ( the highest and most dangerous AQIs) 4. Back on the main page - On the right, under “Air Quality Basics” , click “Particle Pollution” https://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.particle a. What is “particulate matter” and why is it dangerous? b. What are 4 different sources of ‘particulate matter’? 5. Back on the main page - On the right, under “Air Quality Basics” , click “Ozone” https://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.ozone a. What type of Ozone is good? b. What type of Ozone is bad? c. Where does this ground-level ozone come from? Next Stop! http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=student.main 1. Under “Animations”, Watch the short clip about ozone – “Good up High, Bad Nearby”