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Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer. Name the four layers of the atmosphere and describe the temperature in each layer. Troposphere: decreasing temp. weather Stratosphere: increasing temp. Ozone layer Mesosphere: decreasing temp. Coldest layer Thermosphere: increasing temp. ionosphere. Chapter 23 The Atmosphere.

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer Name the four layers of the atmosphere and describe the temperature in each layer. • Troposphere: decreasing temp. • weather • Stratosphere: increasing temp. • Ozone layer • Mesosphere: decreasing temp. • Coldest layer • Thermosphere: increasing temp. • ionosphere

  2. Chapter 23The Atmosphere Section 1 Characteristics of Atmosphere Notes 23-3

  3. Air pollution • Any substance in the atmosphere that is harmful to people, animals, plants or property • Sulfur dioxide • Carbon monoxide • Lead • Hydrocarbons • Ozone

  4. Air pollution • Effects • Long-term effects on health • Decreases one’s ability to resist many diseases • EPA’s Health Effects of Air Pollution • http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/air_risc/3_90_022.html

  5. Air Pollution • Sources • Burning of fossil fuels • Before automobiles, factories and homes burning coal was the top cause • Today it comes from burning coal and petroleum fuels • Produces • Sulfur dioxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and lead

  6. Air Pollution • Acid Rain • Pollutants in the air when combined with water in the atmosphere causes acid rain • Falls to the ground in the form of rain, snow, sleet or mist • Can kill crops and other plants, poison fish and ruin soil

  7. Air Pollution • Temperature Inversion: • When warm air traps cold air at the surface of the earth • This doesn’t allow for air circulation • Normally warm air is at the surface and cold air is above it • Pollution also gets trapped • Produces smog • Combines smoke and fog

  8. Air Pollution • Temperature Inversions • Topography can make it worse • In Los Angeles, cool Pacific air, that is polluted, is trapped. • Mountains that boarder the city keep air from circulating

  9. Temperature Inversion

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