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Basic Natural Scinces - Earth Atmosphere
Basic Natural Scinces - Earth Atmosphere
Basic Natural Scinces - Earth Atmosphere
Logrithmic scale
Dry, stable
Lapse Rate
= 7°C/km
In troposphere, the higher the altitude, the lower density of oksigen, causing in decreasing temperature.
Greenhouse
Earth’s Greenhouse Effect
Summer
Winter
Warm air can hold much more water than Cold air!
AND: Wet air is less dense than dry air - RISES
How does Earth’s Atmosphere Circulate?
Rotation of Earth
complicates the picture
Coriolis Effect
Faster
Faster
ACID RAIN
SMOG
OZONE DEPLETION
GLOBAL WARMING
Composition
of Earth’s
Atmosphere
Water can be
0.3 to 4%
Acid Rain
• 2SO42-+2H2O --> 2H2SO4 + O2
• NOx+H2O --> HNO3
pH “normal rain” = 5 to 6
pH “acid rain” <5, low as 1.5
Effects of Acid Rain on Forests
Stratospheric Ozone
• Ozone in the Stratosphere is good ozone
– Ozone constantly produced/destroyed in
Stratosphere
– Provides UV shield (protects from skin cancer)