Practice - Limitations of Box Models
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Practice Questions
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What is a box model?
💡 Hint: Think about how models help simplify complex systems.
Explain what it means for a system to be well-mixed.
💡 Hint: Consider whether all parts of a container have the same mixture.
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What is a key limitation of box models?
💡 Hint: Think about the assumptions made in modeling.
True or False: Box models are effective for all environmental systems.
💡 Hint: Consider conditions where this model may not apply.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a lake with a 1000L capacity, where water evaporates at 10L/day and receives an inflow of 5L/day with a pollutant concentration of 1mg/L, calculate the concentration after one day.
💡 Hint: Calculate the total pollutants added and lost through evaporation.
Critically analyze a scenario where a box model fails to predict pollutant transport in a river with tributary contributions and variable flow rates, providing examples.
💡 Hint: Think about external inputs that vary throughout different seasons.
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