Hello there!

Im Dipsy Dragonfly, I used to enjoy flying in a clean fresh air with my family, we go to different
places to find food and to play with each other. Sadly, some of us where dying, I dont know if it is a disease or an
epidemic, but everyday we became weaker. Will you help me find the reasons why? And will you help me find
the solution?Yay!! Good thing I have you as my friend and .....my savior!

Air Pollutants are substances that contaminates the atmosphere, it can The following are major culprits of air pollution, supply
be naturally produced like pollen grains, volcanic ash, mold spores and the missing letters to decode the term.
dust particles, on the other hand humans may produce also air
pollutants such as smoke coming from vehicles and factors, or even C A B N _ M N I E
harmful chemicals from aerosols.
Released by a by-product of incompletely burned organic
Air pollutants can be Primary pollutant (released directly to the lower
atmosphere) and secondary pollutant (form through combination of material (ex. Fossil fuel)
primary pollutants)
Classify whether the pollutants below is primary pollutant or secondary E D
pollutant by writing PP or SP Result of burning leaded gasoline, and industrial smelting.
1. Carbon monoxide (CO) 4. Acid Rain
2. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) 5. Ground level Ozone (O3)
O N E
3. Smog 6. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Result from combination of VOC, and NOx in the presence
Read and Supply the needed words in the spaces to find out what this of sunlight.
smog is all about. Choices can be found in the box below. Heres the
twist, some words have been slightly jumbled, but dont worry you can N R G N _ D I X E
still read it with ease because according to a researcher (sic) at Result of combustion of engines, and industrial
Cambridge University, it doesn't matter in what order the letters in a combustions.
word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be at
the right place. U L F _ D I D E
Result of combustion of coal. Also produced through gas
Smog is a knid of_____ _________, originally naemd for the mitxure
heaters and tobacco smoke.
of smkoe and fog in the air. Clsasic smog reuslts from lagre amuonts of
_____ bunring in an area and is casued by a mxiture of somke
and____________ . It can be inudstrial smog or Photohcemical smog. P R I U A E
Indutsrial Smog is fomred from pollutants that are typcially associated Result of forest fires, dust road, and sea spary.
with _______ of oil and coal, When CO and CO2 are relesaed in the
prcoess of combustion it _________ with parcitulate matter and form
Note: Youll do nothing with this, just stare and see how
a smog. On the other hand, Photchemical smog is fomred when NOx
comopunds, VOCs and ozone all comibne to form _______ wtih
we destroy our natural protective blanket and welcome
bronwish hues. skin cancer
Ozone layer protects us form the suns Ultraviolet
Coal Sulfur dioxide Air pollution Burning Combines Smog radiation (UV). Ozone is naturally created by the
Acid precipitation in the form of acid _____, aicd hail, and acid snow, interaction of sunlight and atmospheric oxygen.
occurs as a reslut of ________ in the atmohspere; priamrily SO2 and
Nitrgoen oxides. Thsee ______ combine with wtaer to ______ acids
that are deposited on earth through ________. Beacuse this acid is
hihgly diluted, acid preciiptation isnt acidic enough to _____ the skin
upon cotnact, but does significant hamrful effects to hmuan and
envinorment.
Rain usually has pH of 5.6, but acid rian have as low as pH 2.3. Acid
precipitation has following ______. Leaching of some mienrals in soil, How Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) of our aerosols ,
craeting a buildup of sulfur and nitrogen in coil, inarecsing aluminum insecticides, and hair spray destroy the Ozone layer?
in soil which is toxic to plants, high almunium in water is txoic to fihses,
lowering the pH of sterams, ______, and ponds which kills the fishes,
causing respiartory irritation to ______, and damaging all types of
______ including statues, monmuents, and buildings.
Rain pollution gases form precipitation burn
Effects rivers human rocks

VOCs are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary
room temperature. Their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling
point, which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or
sublimate from the liquid or solid form of the compound and enter the
surrounding air, a trait known as volatility. For example, formaldehyde,
which evaporates from paint, has a boiling point of only 19 C (2 F).
Put an X mark on the things at home that you think might have VOCs.

My friend, so you are one of

the reasons of our misery?
how will you help me then?
But still I dont lose hope in
you. You can do something,
you can change the world.