Practice - Atmospheric Stability
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Practice Questions
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What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate?
💡 Hint: Remember it’s related to the cooling of rising air.
Define mixing height.
💡 Hint: Think about where pollutants can dissipate.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the adiabatic lapse rate?
💡 Hint: Think about the cooling concept.
True or False: The environmental lapse rate is always equal to the adiabatic lapse rate.
💡 Hint: Remember the definitions of both rates.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a temperature of 30 °C at sea level and a temperature of 10 °C at 1000m, calculate the environmental lapse rate and determine its stability.
💡 Hint: Use the formula for lapse rate and compare to the adiabatic lapse rate.
Discuss how a temperature inversion could affect local air quality over a city.
💡 Hint: Think about how pollution behavior changes with temperature differences.
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