Smog & Inversions Study Guide Exam.

Smog & Inversions Study Guide Exam. 1. is the atmospheric process that causes air to Advection, convection move horizontally while is the process that causes air to move vertically. 2. A noxious mixture of air pollutants that forms from the Industrial combination of soot, sulfur dioxide, and water vapor is called smog. 3. The atmospheric phenomenon that occurs when a lay- Inversion er of warm air sits atop a layer of cold air is called a(n) . 4. Which of the following atmospheric processes dispers- E. C & D es pollutants in a random or chaotic way? A. Advection B. Convection C. Molecular diffusion D. Turbulent diffusion E. C & D F. All of the above 5. Which of the following is an example of a secondary pollutant? A. Soot emitted from coal plants. B. Volatile organic compounds that come from plants. C. Ozone that comes from photochemical smog. D. Nitrogen oxides emitted from automobile exhaust pipes. E. B & C F. All of the above C. Ozone that comes from photochemical smog. 6. Which of the following is NOT true of atmospheric in- versions? A. They can increase the rate at which pollutants are emitted from their sources. B. They can increase the concentration of atmospheric pollutants. C. They can prevent air from rising above a certain altitude. D. They occur when the environmental lapse rate is negative. E. A & D F. All of the above are true of atmospheric inversions. 7. True or False: Atmospheric inversions are an anthro- pogenic phenomena. 8. True or False: Eddies are a phenomenon that forms from turbulent diffusion. 9. True or False: Increasing the temperature of a fluid increases the rate of molecular diffusion.