Podcast
Questions and Answers
Which gas has the highest concentration in the atmosphere?
Which gas has the highest concentration in the atmosphere?
What is the average depth of the Earth's oceanic water?
What is the average depth of the Earth's oceanic water?
Which of the following elements is NOT a major component of the hydrosphere?
Which of the following elements is NOT a major component of the hydrosphere?
Which environmental segment consists of all surface and ground water resources?
Which environmental segment consists of all surface and ground water resources?
Signup and view all the answers
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by land?
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by land?
Signup and view all the answers
Which section is described as the outer mantle containing rocks and soil?
Which section is described as the outer mantle containing rocks and soil?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the primary constituent of granite igneous rocks?
What is the primary constituent of granite igneous rocks?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following gases is classified as a greenhouse gas?
Which of the following gases is classified as a greenhouse gas?
Signup and view all the answers
Which part of the Earth has the highest concentration of oxygen among the listed options?
Which part of the Earth has the highest concentration of oxygen among the listed options?
Signup and view all the answers
Which process involves the interaction of aerosols and weather phenomena?
Which process involves the interaction of aerosols and weather phenomena?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Atmospheric Chemistry
- Course details: Atmospheric Chemistry (Met Th 209), Room 603, Sunday 10:00 to 12:00 and Wednesday 10:00 to 11:00.
-
Required textbooks:
- Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry by Daniel J. Jacob
- Atmospheric Chemistry: Fundamentals and Experimental Techniques by Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts and James N. Pitts Jr.
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics – From air Pollution to Climate Change by John H. Seinfeld and Spyros N. Pandis
Course Topics:
- Atmospheric Chemistry Overview
- Atmospheric Chemistry of the troposphere
- Atmosphere Chemistry of the stratosphere
- Urban Smog
- The Global Carbon Cycle
- Pollution: Air Quality, Acid rain, and Aerosols
- Aerosols and Heterogeneous Reactions
- Impact of aerosols on weather, climate, and human health
- The Greenhouse gases effect
- Chemistry of the global climate change
- Climates of the past
Earth's Structure
- 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water, with an average depth of 4 km (0-11km).
- 30% of the Earth's surface is land, with an average height of 0.84 km (0-8.8 km) above sea level.
- Two-thirds of the Earth's land is situated in the Northern Hemisphere.
Elemental Composition
- Atmosphere: Nitrogen (N) and Oxygen (O)
- Ocean: Oxygen (O) and Hydrogen (H), with significant amounts of Chlorine (Cl), Sodium (Na), Magnesium (Mg), and Sulfur (S)
- Sedimentary Rocks: Oxygen (O), Silicon (Si), Aluminum (Al), Iron (Fe), Calcium (Ca), Potassium (K), Magnesium (Mg), Carbon (C), and Sodium (Na)
- Granitic Igneous Rock: Oxygen (O), Silicon (Si), Aluminum (Al), Potassium (K), Sodium (Na), Calcium (Ca), Iron (Fe), and Magnesium (Mg)
- Basaltic Igneous Rock: Oxygen (O), Silicon (Si), Aluminum (Al), Iron (Fe), Calcium (Ca), and Magnesium (Mg)
- Mantle: Oxygen (O), Silicon (Si), Magnesium (Mg), and Iron (Fe)
Environmental Segments
- Lithosphere: The Earth's crust, which includes the outer mantle and soil. Soil is a complex mixture of inorganic matter, organic matter, and water.
- Hydrosphere: All the surface and ground water resources, including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, glaciers, polar ice caps, ground water, and water locked in rock crevices and minerals.
- Biosphere: All living organisms and their interactions with the environment.
- Atmosphere: The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
Lithosphere
- The mantle of rocks constituting the Earth's crust (outer mantle) is called the lithosphere.
- Soil covering the rocks is considered an important part of the lithosphere.
- Soil is a complex mixture of:
- Inorganic matter: Silicates of Na, K, Ca, and Fe; oxides of Fe, Mn, and Ti; and carbonates of Ca and Mg.
- Organic matter: Makes up less than 5% of soil and includes biologically active components: polysaccharides, nucleotides, organo-phosphorus, organo-sulfur compounds, sugars, and humic materials.
- Clay minerals
Hydrosphere
- All the surface and ground water resources: oceans, seas, rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, glaciers, polar ice caps, ground water, and water locked in rock crevices and minerals.
- 70-80% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.
- 97% of that water is from oceans and seas.
- 2.4% of that water is from glaciers and polar ice caps.
- The remaining water is from other sources.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Related Documents
Description
Test your understanding of atmospheric chemistry with this quiz focused on various topics such as pollution, the carbon cycle, and stratospheric chemistry. Explore key concepts and effects of greenhouse gases on climate change.
