Practice - Mean Mixing Height and Atmospheric Dispersion
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Practice Questions
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What happens to the air temperature as one rises in the atmosphere?
💡 Hint: Think about how temperature feels as you climb a mountain.
Define temperature inversion in one sentence.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens during calm, clear nights.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate?
💡 Hint: Recall the standard rate for rising dry air.
True or False: Temperature inversions improve air quality.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens during calm nights.
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Challenge Problems
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You have a stack emitting pollutants at 150 °C. If the environmental lapse rate is 6 °C/km and the dry adiabatic lapse rate remains 9.8 °C/km, find the height at which the pollutant will stabilize.
💡 Hint: Establish the point where cooling rates equal the surrounding rate.
Analyze a case where during winter a city experiences a temperature inversion. How would this affect air pollutants concentration compared to in the summer?
💡 Hint: Consider the factors that influence air quality negatively in colder conditions.
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