Air and Pollution Crossword

Magnifies the effects of air pollution.
The thin layer of air just above the earth's surface.
Pollutants that are created by burning fossil fuels and change chemically as they make their way through the atmosphere and back to earth.
The measure of acidity.
Nitrogen oxides react with the oxygen present in water vapor in the air to form nitrogen oxide.
Nitrogen dioxide reacts with hydrocarbons from automobile exhausts to form new compounds.
10-24 km above the ground, a protective blanket formed from ozone.
A family of synthetic chemicals.
Electromagnetic radiation
Used in fire extinguishers, deplete the ozone layer.
Gases released by combustion concentration in the atmosphere and absorb infrared radiation.
A gradual warming in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere.
Water expands as its temperature increases.
Global efforts to eliminate the production of chloroflurocarbons in order to protect the ozone layer.
Act of set goals to protect public health and the environment by reducing the amount of air pollutants that can be released.
A source that emits more than a certain amount of a pollutant.