WRIGHT‚ Environmental Science Chapter 21 Atmospheric Pollution MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Acid precipitation refers A) to any precipitation which is more acidic than neutral. B) to any precipitation which is more acidic than normal. C) only to precipitation which is strongly acidic. D) to a new kind of irrigation. E) to a precipitation which causes particularly severe erosion. Answer: B Diff: 2 2) The chemical component
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bub Weather is the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place‚ with respect to variables such as temperature‚ moisture‚ wind velocity‚ and barometric pressure. Weather can be classified as day to day temperature and precipitation activity‚ where climiate is average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time. Weather occurs from temperature and moisture differences between one place and another. These differences can occur due to the sun angle at any particular spot. The strong
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Through the eyes of most scientists‚ global warming is seen as a very serious and severe threat. The actions taken by humans‚ such as industry and consumption of fossil fuels plus the increase in population and agriculture have played a big part in global warming. If something is not done soon the results could be very bad. By the middle of the twenty first century‚ there is evidence that the Earth will be warmer than it has been at any time in human history‚ and quite possibly since the
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Global Atmospheric Circulation This essay will describe patterns of atmospheric heating and circulation. When the surface air reaches the Equator‚ it gets heated and rises to the top of the troposphere‚ where it spreads back toward the poles. When it gets to the poles‚ it descends back to the surface again to complete the cycle. The heat of the Sun causes water to evaporate from lakes‚ rivers and oceans‚ as well as from the leaves of plants called (transpiration). But this water
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Neutrons No. of Electrons Bromine-81 35 81 35 45 35 Boron-11 5 10.811 5 6 5 Cl 17 35.4527 17 18 17 52Cr 24 52 24 28 24 Ni-60 58 58.6934 28 31 28 Sr-90 38 87.62 38 50 38 Lead-206 82 207.2 82 125 82 6. Explain how ozone is formed in the troposphere. Ozone production from NOx pollutants: Oxygen atoms freed from nitrogen dioxide by the action of sunlight attack oxygen molecules to make ozone to reform nitrogen dioxide‚ and the cycle repeats. 7. Write the equation for the reaction that occurs
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Scientific Literacy Paper: Global Warming By Jeff VanGilder Hanger B5 9/2/12 Scientific Literacy: According to the United States National Center for Education Statistics‚ "scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making‚ participation in civic and cultural affairs‚ and economic productivity". A scientifically literate person is defined as one who has the capacity to: understand experiment
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EARTH SURFACE REALMS 2And3 We can look at Earth’s surficial "layers" as being comprised of several major realms or "geospheres": the atmosphere‚ lithosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ biosphere and pedosphere. The reference to "sphere" applies because Earth is spherical‚ and hence layers around it form somewhat spherical shells at the outermost edges of the solid planet. The atmosphere‚ biosphere and lithosphere more completely encircle Earth‚ while the hydrosphere and pedosphere tend to be more discontinuous
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INDIA PHYSICAL FEATURES Geographical Set Up: India takes its standard time from the meridian of 82 30 E‚ which is 5 ½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean time ( 0 longitude).Pakistan time is 5 hours ahead of GMT and Bangladesh time is 6 hours ahead of GMT. Significance of Location: Barring the plateau of Baluchistan (which form part of Pakistan)‚ the two great ranges of Sulaiman and Kirthar cut it off from the west. Along the north‚ the great mountain wall formed by the Hindukush‚ Karakoram and
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are known as hailstorms. Thunderstorms may line up in a series or rainband‚ known as a squall line. Strong or severe thunderstorms may rotate‚ known as a supercell. While most thunderstorms move with the mean wind flow through the layer of the troposphere that they occupy‚ vertical wind shear causes a deviation in their course at a right angle to the wind shear direction. Thunderstorms and the phenomena that occur along with them‚ pose great hazards to populations and landscapes. Damage that results
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Staff Members: Dr. Miniskoro- This professor’s area of expertise is focused on the Greenhouse effect. He has single-handedly developed alternatives for factories to reduce pollution output. He has won many awards for his research‚ Motto: “Keep the mind open to possibilities.” Dr. Risowski- This professor specializes in the research and development of generator ozone equipment. While the research is not complete‚ he teaches classes that further the development of this type of equipment
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