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What’s Your A.Q.I.Q.? (Air Quality Intelligence Quotient): True or False Student Worksheet: Circle “true” or “false” as the correct answer for the statements below. 1. Air pollution is only a problem in big cities. True False 2. Dirty air is costly to every American. True False 3. When the air is polluted, you can always see and smell it. True False 4. Clean air is the responsibility of industry alone. True False 5. The only health effect of ozone pollution is coughing. True False 6. Cars contribute a lot to air pollution problems. True False 7. Air pollution is now under control and will not be a problem in the future. True False What’s Your A.Q.I.Q.? (Air Quality Intelligence Quotient): True or False Answer Sheet: 1. Air pollution is a problem only in big cities. False. Everyone is affected by air pollution. The air we breathe does not usually stay in the same place, hovering over us. Oftentimes the air moves. Wind carries pollution to us from hundreds of miles away. Also, the pollution that we produce, no matter how small an amount it may seem, can be signifi cant when combined with everyone else’s “small amounts.” 2. Dirty air is costly to every American. True. We pay in health problems caused by air pollution, and the cost of treating people with those health problems. Also, we pay hidden costs in the price of things we buy, for example, the cost of new technology to reduce air pollution. It is frequently less expensive to prevent pollution from occurring in the fi rst place, rather than cleaning it up after it pollutes the air. 3. When air is polluted, you can always see and smell it. False. Some pollutants are odorless and colorless (such as ozone). That is why it is important to find the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the newspaper, on your favorite news station, or on the Internet (at: ). 4. Clean air is the responsibility of industry alone. False. We all have