Smog City 2 from Particle Pollution

attain Date Save Smog city 2 from corpuscle befoulment assimilator Worksheet 1. Access the Smog City 2 web position at www. smogginesscity2. org. 2. Select Save Smog City 2 from Particle taint. 3. Once Smog City 2 loads to your computer, take banknote of the areas of Smog City, including Weather Conditions, ventings Levels and population. All areas have clickable choices. Mouse-over or click on the choices. NOTE in the information thump at the bottom of the screen, thither is information about individu wholey choice. 4.Notice how each of the choices are pre-set to a certain level. These are called the inadvertence settings. You can use the reset vent at any time to return to the default settings. In the map below, circle or highlight the default setting for each choice. The first off setting, sun, has already been completed for you. Weather ConditionsChoices include in the Area Sunlight Inversion Layer Wind Speed Maximum Daily Temperature neaten -Partly Cloudy Cloudy No inversion Low inversion eminent inversionCalm Light Breeze Breezy Windy 30? F 40 ? F 50? F 80? F 90? F 100 ? F 110 ? F dischargeChoices Included in the Area Energy Sources Cars and Trucks eat up course Vehicles Consumer Products- Industry or so energy sources produce more smog-producing liberations than others. (level 1 is cleaner sources like a wind or solar technology, level 3 produces more smog like a coal-fired power plant) Levels 1 2 3 This includes passenger vehicles (all sizes), large and medium trucks, motorcycles Levels 1 2 3 4 5This includes airplanes, trains, power boats, earth movers, tractors, harvesters, forklifts, bulldozers, backhoes Levels 1 2 3 4 5 This includes paint thinner, charcoal lighter fluid, glue or other adhesives, flatulence Levels 1 2 3 4 5 This includes manufacturing facilities, power plants, vegetable oil refineries/storage/distribution centers, food and agricultural processing Levels 1 2 3 4 5 Area NameChoices Includ ed in the Area Population Population in Smog City 2 accepts air quality. Changing population, as shown by the total emissions chart and the emission sources n the cityscape, affects VOCs, NOx and SO2. The compounds react to form ground-level ozone and touch pollution. When temperatures are cool, ever-changing population also changes the usage of wood-burning stoves, which emit particle pollutionIn Smog City 2, you can increase the population from near-zero to about two million people. Levels 1 2 3 4 5 5. Observe the AQI (Air Quality Index) box inside the black box. The default settings, which are circled preceding(prenominal), result in a red, or Unhealthy AQI for particle pollution.The health message is combat-ready children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged open-air(prenominal) exertion everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Scenario 1 Emission Sources 1. Minimize the Save Smog City 2 from Particle Pollution instructions at the top of the screen. 2. Turn only Cars and Trucks control to 1. set forth all other choices at the default settings. Record what happens on the Student Worksheet in the table below. Uses the reset button to return the Cars and Trucks control to 3, so all controls are in default position. . Turn only Off Road down to 1. Leave all other settings alone. Record what happens on the Student Worksheet. Use the reset button to return the Off Road control to the centre setting, so all controls are in default position. Student Worksheet Energy SourcesCars &038TrucksOff RoadConsumer ProductsIndustryAir Quality Index (AQI) ColorMessageValue DefaultRedUnhealthy157 21333YellowModerate80 23133RedUnhealthy158 4. Using the worksheet below, adjust each of the remaining controls noted in red and record the result in the worksheet. Student WorksheetEnergy SourcesCars &038TrucksOff RoadConsumer ProductsIndustryAir Quality Index (AQI) ColorMessageValue 23313 RedUnhealthy175 23331RedUnhealthy152 13333Red Unhealthy173 5. Move all Emission controls to level 1. What is the AQI? Why? The AQI is green and healthy. The emissions are the main reason for the deplorable air quality. 6. Using the reset button, return all Emission controls to the middle setting and turn the Population control to level 1. What is the AQI? Why? (Hint enter WHAT IS THIS in the information box) The AQI is green again.The reason for this is because when there are slight(prenominal) people, there are less emissions as well as less particle pollutions from wood burning fireplaces (when the weather drops below 50 degrees. ) Scenario 2 Weather 1. Using the reset button, return all Emission and Population controls to the middle setting. What is the AQI level? Unhealthy for sensitive groups is the AQI when emissions and population controls are in the middle. 2. Set the Temperature to 80 degrees F. Check the black sign in the cityscape for the temperature. How does this aff ect particle pollution?Why? Heat increases the chemical conversion of emissions to ozone and particle pollution. 3. Move the Inversion control to low-altitude (the far right). How does this affect particle pollution levels? Why? Temperature inversions create a warm layer of air above the ground-level ozone that traps pollution. The lower the altitude, the closer to the ground the lid traps the pollution. Questions Based on all the data collected, answer the following questions 1. Was there any one changeable that seemed to have a greater increase in particle pollution than others tested?Which one? Population made the most impact in either direction quicker than any other factor. 2. What steps could be taken to control emissions levels? Choose energy sources that are not produced with fogy fuels, telecommute (shop online) instead of taking trips to the mall, recycle, etc. 3. Can you think of ways to come down particle pollution levels? Keep fire burning to a nominal or use a gas b urning fireplace instead, charge a bike, take public transportation, walk, keep off road trips to a minimum, avoid revving engines for longer than 30 seconds when driving, etc.