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2/10 Atmospheric CO2/Particulate Matter-Thermal Inversion
By Ryan Beeler
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The diagram below shows the major sources of carbon dioxide, both anthropogenic and natural.
Question 1
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Using the diagram above, select the
natural
sources of CO
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Oceans
The diagram below shows the major sources of particulate matter, both anthropogenic and natural.
Question 2
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Question 3
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When did the London Fog become a deadly?
When a cool layer of air trapped a warmer layer
When the layers of air were the same temperature
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Question 6
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Use the PPT to answer the question.
visibility
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Question 7
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Draw a thermal inversion
visibility
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Question 8
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Use the PPT to answer the question.
visibility
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The model below represents two systems. One is a normal scenario and one is a thermal inversion.
Question 9
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Normal
Thermal Inversion
Question 10
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Looking at the model above, which represents a thermal inversion and why?
Deforestation
Respiration
Volcanoes
Burning fossil fuels
Using the diagram above, select the
natural
sources of particulate matter
Cars and trucks
Wood smoke
Wildfires
Industrial, commericial, and refineries
Animal waste
Dust
Combustion from stationary sources
Commercial cooking
When a warm layer of air trapped a cooler layer
Question 4
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What were the human health impacts of the deadly London smog?
Question 5
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During a
thermal inversion
A situation in which a relatively warm layer of air at mid-altitude covers a layer of cold, dense air below
Temperatures increase with increasing altitude
Temperatures decrease with increasing altitude