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UNIT 5: Global Change

This unit includes Chapter 17, 18, and 23 from the textbook.  

Scroll down for PPTs, review videos, animations, and diagrams.

Note:  Special thanks and acknowledgement to the staff at Pearson for providing the information and diagrams for the PPTs.  Also, thanks to Ted Ed for the videos.

Ch.17: Atmospheric Science & Pollution

In Class PowerPoints:

Please download the PPTs and study them, as a means of taking notes.  We will be moving through them in numeric order and each PPT is roughly timed for one day of class.  Click on the buttons to the right to access the PPTs.

Visit NOAA's website below for resources and news on atmospheric science and climatology:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

The Great Smog of London (Clip from "The Crown"):

 

The Atmosphere:

What Is An Aurora?

Air Pressure:

How Heavy is Air?

What is Global Circulation? Part One:

What is Global Circulation? Part Three:

Clean Air Act of 1970:

What Are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)?

Ground Level Ozone: What Is It?

What Are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)?

The Formation of Photochemical Smog:

Reducing Acid Rain Or Its Effects

Websites & Articles
Check out these articles/websites below for more information on the following topics:
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A Brief History of: The Killer Smog of 1952

What Are The Layers of the Atmosphere?:

Weather Relationships:

Relative Humidity & Dewpoint:

Winds Review:

What is Global Circulation? Part Two:

Coriolis Effect Review:

China's Toxic Smog - BBC News:

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs):

Visual Ozone Production

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs):

Exhaust Gas Scrubbers:

Catalytic Converters - Explained:

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