Smog (whose name originates from smoke + fog), is a foggy haze produced through pollutants. Photochemical refers to reactions involving sunlight (“photo” = “light”) with pollutants produced through burning fossil fuels.
Lessons
| 1 | Primary and secondary pollutants including tropospheric ozone | ||||||
| 2 | Smog and thermal inversions | ||||||
| 3 | Pollution management strategies for atmospheric pollution | ||||||
Practicals
- Design and carry out an investigation to compare the air pollution level at three nearby locations using Vaseline-covered white card.
Essay Task
“Evaluate pollution management strategies for tackling photochemical smog.” [9 marks]
The essay should marked using the Paper 2, Section B essay markbands.
Google Docs Version
Open the link and make a copy to your own drive. The doc can easily be shared as an “Assignment” on Google Classroom.
A markbands rubric designed for Google Classroom is available here.