Practice - Temperature Profile as a Function of Height
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Practice Questions
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What is a temperature profile?
💡 Hint: Think about how temperature behaves as you ascend into the atmosphere.
What occurs during a temperature inversion?
💡 Hint: Consider what normally happens to temperature as altitude increases.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the environmental lapse rate approximately in the troposphere?
💡 Hint: Check typical values for atmospheric layers.
True or False: The temperature in a temperature inversion decreases with height.
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of a temperature inversion.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a temperature profile of 20°C at ground level and an environmental lapse rate of 5°C/km, what will be the temperature at a height of 2 km?
💡 Hint: Use the lapse rate to determine the temperature drop with height.
Explain how an unstable atmosphere can affect pollution dispersion compared to a stable atmosphere.
💡 Hint: Think about how air movement impacts concentration.
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