2/10 Atmospheric CO2/Particulate Matter-Thermal Inversion

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10 questions

1

The diagram below shows the major sources of carbon dioxide, both anthropogenic and natural.

Using the diagram above, select the natural sources of CO2.

The diagram below shows the major sources of particulate matter, both anthropogenic and natural.

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The model below represents two systems. One is a normal scenario and one is a thermal inversion.

Using the diagram above, select the natural sources of CO2.

Oceans

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 cool layer of air trapped a warmer layer

When the layers of air were the same temperature

When a warm layer of air trapped a cooler layer

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

Normal

Thermal Inversion

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

When a warm layer of air trapped a cooler layer

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