Practice Daytime Temperature Behavior (3.2) - Transport of Pollutants - Box Models in Water

Practice: Daytime Temperature Behavior

Lesson 3.2Transport of Pollutants - Box Models in Water

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Question 1.
What happens to temperature as altitude increases?
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Think about how mountains feel cooler.
Question 2.
Define temperature inversion.
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Consider what happens in a stable atmosphere.
3Question 3.
What is the environmental lapse rate?
- The rate at which temperature increases with height
- The rate at which temperature decreases with height
- The rate at which temperature remains constant with height
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Recall which direction temperature typically travels in the atmosphere.
4Question 4.
True or False: A temperature inversion occurs when the temperature increases with altitude.
- True
- False
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Think about what might happen to air pollution under this condition.
Question 5.
Discuss how air pollution would differ in a city with constant temperature inversions compared to a fluctuating temperature regime.
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Think about how inversions trap pollutants.
Question 6.
Research and explain how a temperature inversion might specifically impact respiratory health in urban districts.
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Consider the air quality indices and health advisories related to air pollution.

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