Dust is Everywhere

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1. To be considered dust, dust must be small enough to be invisible small enough to be seen small enough to be inhaled small enough to be carried in the air

2. Which of these items would NOT be part of a dust particle? grass cotton ash pollen

3. Sometimes parts of dust from southwestern U.S. are carried clear to New England All of these The moon Outer space

4. Is the dust from volcanoes the same as the dust from the ground? Yes No

5. A special dust that is in Europe, Asia, and North America is a richer soil. What is it called? silicosis duvet cavalleria loess

6. Dust is important to man because it supplies fields builds up clouds nourishes the air helps form rain and snow

7. Dust is also helpful to what occupation? architects firefighters landscape artists police

8. The Dust Bowl occured in the: 1900's 1880's 1910's 1930's

9. Dust explosion occurs when a mixture of air and dust particles catches fire air and dust form a small explosion sound dust and air collide in the form of a tornado dust and air produce a dark cloud

10. Name the famous volcano that erupted in 1980 and covered almost half of Washington in dust. Mt. Rainier Mt. Katmai Mt. Steptoe Mt. St. Helens