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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Air Pollution]] is an [[substance]] released into the [[Earth's Atmosphere]] which can have a [[Harmful]], [[Toxic]] or [[Corrosive]] effect on the [[environment]].
===About Air Pollution===
: '''Air pollution''' is usually caused by [[combustion]]:
*[[Carbon Monoxide]] is a [[toxic]] [[gas]] produced by [[Incomplete Combustion|incomplete combustion]].
*[[Soot]] is a [[harmful]] [[particle]] that can damage the [[lung]]s produced by [[Incomplete Combustion|incomplete combustion]].
*[[Sulphur Dioxide]] is a [[gas]] that [[dissolve]]s in rain drops to form [[Sulphurous Acid]] making [[Acid Rain]] and is produced by [[combustion]] of [[Fossil Fuel]]s that contain [[Sulphur]] [[impure|impurities]].
*[[Nitrous Oxides]] is a group of [[gas]]es that [[dissolve]] in rain drops to form [[Nitric Acid]] making [[Acid Rain]] and is produced by [[combustion]] of [[Fossil Fuel]]s that contain [[Nitrogen]] [[impure|impurities]].
===Meaning===
[[Air Pollution]] is an [[substance]] released into the [[Earth's Atmosphere]] which can have a [[Harmful]], [[Toxic]] or [[Corrosive]] effect on the [[environment]].
===About Air Pollution===
: '''Air pollution''' is usually caused by [[combustion]]:
*[[Carbon Monoxide]] is a [[toxic]] [[gas]] produced by [[Incomplete Combustion|incomplete combustion]].
*[[Soot]] is a [[harmful]] [[particle]] that can damage the [[lung]]s produced by [[Incomplete Combustion|incomplete combustion]].
*[[Sulphur Dioxide]] is a [[gas]] that [[dissolve]]s in rain drops to form [[Sulphurous Acid]] making [[Acid Rain]] and is produced by [[combustion]] of [[Fossil Fuel]]s that contain [[Sulphur]] [[impure|impurities]].
*[[Nitrous Oxides]] is a group of [[gas]]es that [[dissolve]] in rain drops to form [[Nitric Acid]] making [[Acid Rain]] and is produced by [[combustion]] of [[Fossil Fuel]]s that contain [[Nitrogen]] [[impure|impurities]].