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2. This stuff is in our air and can make it harder to breathe.

3. What is air pollution?

4. These body parts are “gas exchangers” that are always at work

5. What are the lungs?

6. Every person does this about 20,000 times per day

7. What is breathe in and out?

8. These people exercise outside a lot, which means they breathe deeper and may breathe in more air pollution

9. Who are athletes?

10. These people are older and tend to have more health problems, so they may have bad reactions to air pollution

11. Who are seniors?

12. These green areas are better places to exercise and play because they are usually further away from traffic

13. What are parks?

14. Kids and parents can use this Index every day to see what the air quality is like in their community

15. What is the Air Quality Health Index?

16. Choices we make, such as driving our cars less and walking or cycling more, can help improve this

17. What is air quality?

18. This thing creates 50% more air pollution if it’s not running properly

19. What is your vehicle?

20. Reducing our use of this in homes and schools saves money and reduces air pollution and greenhouse gases

21. What is energy?

22. A full one of these takes up to 60 cars off the road

23. What is a bus?

24. Your school might encourage students to do this more to improve health and protect the environment

25. What is walk to school? bike skateboard scooter

26. If cars did less of this in the winter, there would be less air pollution around schools

27. What is idle? (keep vehicles running)

28. Doing this replaces up to 4 cars on the road and reduces air pollution

29. What is carpooling?

30. This activity makes the most air pollution in Canada

31. What is transportation

32. Everybody can check this Index each day before school and work to help plan their daily outdoor activities

33. What is the Air Quality Health Index

34. Kids are more sensitive to air pollution because they do more of this than adults, especially during summer

35. What is play outside?

36. Children do this thing faster than adults

37. What is breathe?

38. This type of pollution naturally comes from forests and can cause poor air quality, decrease visibility and make it hard to breathe

39. What is forest fire smoke?

40. This is the #1 cause of hospital visits for children in Canada.

41. What is asthma?

42. When this falls, pollution is washed from the sky

43. What is rain?

44. When the Air Quality Health Index is “High Risk”, you can do this to help protect your health

45. What is change your outdoor activity or stay inside?

46. When winds are ______, pollution can build up in the air

47. What is calm?

48. This gas up in the atmosphere protects us from the sun’s rays, but is pollution near the ground where we breathe

49. What is ozone?

50. This is the number of Canadians who use public transit each year

51. What is 4 million? (out of 34 million in 2011)

52. Play the Air Quality Jeopardy Game