Question

Match the following definitions with the correct term.

CFC
Acid Rain
The Greenhouse Effect
Smog
Carbon Monoxide
Air Pollution
____ is an abbreviation for the compound formed from chlorine, fluorine, and carbon.
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____ is formed by the gases released when burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, combined with rain.
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____ is the reduced rate at which the earth loses heat, causing an increase in the earth's temperature.
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____ is formed when fossil fuels or turpentine are incompletely burned in the presence of sunlight.
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____ is a colorless, odorless gas.
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____ results when substances contaminate the air.
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Answer 1

Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas.

CFC is an abbreviation for the compound formed from chlorine, fluorine, and carbon.

Smog is formed when fossil fuels or turpentine are incompletely burned in the presence of sunlight.

Air pollution results when substances contaminate the air.

Acid rain is formed by the gases released when burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, combined with rain.

The Greenhouse effect is the reduced rate at which the earth loses heat, causing an increase in the earth's temperature.

Answer 2

1. CFC

2. acid rain

3. the greenhouse effect

4. smog

5. carbon monoxide

6. air pollution