Atmospheric Issues Anita Curcio SCI / 275 04/27/2013 Maria West Atmospheric Issues "Acid rain" is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition (deposited material) from the atmosphere containing higher than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. The precursors‚ or chemical forerunners‚ of acid rain formation result from both natural sources‚ such as volcanoes and decaying vegetation‚ and man-made sources‚ primarily emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides
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Atmospheric issues in today’s society are worse than ever even though precautions have been taken in highly developed countries. While many have taken steps to reduce these issues‚ them and many under developed countries still continue to pour out bad pollutants in the atmosphere. Today I will show you more about ozone depletion and how it relates to indoor air pollution. According to our text ozone "is a naturally produced‚ essential component in the stratosphere‚ which encircles our planet some
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Most people do not realize that atmospheric pollution (also known as air pollution) is a very serious global problem. There are a great number of air pollutants that are basically caused from natural resources. Most of the pollutants are mankind. There are seven air pollutants that are at greater risk to our environment‚ which are the following: particulate matter (made up of acids‚ organic chemicals‚ metals‚ soils‚ and dust particles)‚ nitrogen oxides (made by highly reactive gasses that contain
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April 6‚ 2013 SCI/275 Atmospheric Issues The atmospheric issue that I chose to discuss was air pollution and the major effects that it has on our environment. The earth is constantly being polluted by all types of gases that are continuously being released into the atmosphere. Not all gases are harmful; actually there are numerous amounts of gases that are released that are needed for humans to survive on this planet. There are a few factors that contribute to pollution more than others which
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Atmospheric Issues Appendix L Name SCI /275 Date Instructor Axia College Material Appendix L Air Pollution Chart After reviewing Ch. 8 and 9 of your text‚ complete the following table‚ then respond to the questions that follow: Issue Sources Health/Environmental Effects Carbon dioxide (CO ) Industries and Motor Reduces your bloods ability to move oxygen 2 Vehicles. throughout your body. Lower levels can cause fatigue and headaches. High levels cause death and mental impairment
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Gases and Atmospheric Pressure Three types of motion and kinetic energy -particles in a substance have three type of motion and therefore three types of kinetic energy -vibrational motion -vibreational kinetic energy -all particles have this type of energy -rotational motion -rotational kinetic energy -particles in liquid and fases have some solids have this energy type -translational motion -translational kinetic energy -only particles in liquid and gas have this type of energy
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Atmospherics is a technique of how stores or restaurants used to make customers be less rational in their buying spree. In Rushkoff’s reading‚ “Atmospherics”‚ it describes the behaviors of customer in the designs of atmospheric in the store. The author introduces several techniques which implied to the strategy of atmospheric‚ such as floor plan‚ temperature‚ and lighting. According to Rushkoff’s idea of atmospheric‚ atmospherics have several designs for the promotion in store or restaurant. For
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GENERAL ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION A. PLANETARY PRESSURE BELTS 1. Equatorial calms (Doldrums) throughout the year a belt of low pressure surrounds the earth in the equatorial zone (except in the vicinity of the eastern Indian Ocean‚ East Indies and Australian region during the north hemisphere winter) most of air motion is vertical with light and variable winds having a slight westward drift 2. Subtropical calms or subtropical highs (Horse latitudes) characterized by high pressure
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Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences (ATOC-210) Assignment # 5‚ due date March 19‚ 2009 Explain why‚ on a sunny day‚ an aneroid barometer would indicate "stormy" weather when carried to the top of a hill or a mountain? The higher you go up the more the atmospheric pressure decreases. With an aneroid barometer‚ there are weather related words printed above atmospheric pressure values. If you move up the top
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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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