1. Friday, 9/26/2014 In Class: 1.Pile all notebooks at the end of your table with the page open to thermal inversion questions 2.Study your flashcards while I check in the assignment 3.Review Thermal (temperature) inversion questions 4.Explain your homework assignment 5.Quiz Homework: 1.Article: BP oil refinery waste piles up on the Southeast Side Mark the text (#, key words, main ideas…) On the backside of page 2, clearly list the author’s “take-aways” for use in a discussion (and to answer questions next week)

2. 1.Why is the temperature in the upper stratosphere usually higher than the temperature in the lower stratosphere? 2.Describe (not just define) a temperature (thermal) inversion. 3.List the most common chemicals in an inversion and their source. 4.Looking at the graph, formulate ONE sentence that explains the relationship between altitude and temperature as one moves from the earth through the troposphere.

3. Formation of Acid Precipitation

4. pH Scale in relation to other types of water

5. Acid Precipitation: rain or snow containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (SO 2 and NO 2 ) combine with water.