APES- Smog City www.smogcity.com Directions: After opening the page, click on the link- run smog city.

Be patient, it may take time to load. There are six variables you can manipulate in the simulation. You will be manipulating the variables to discover the answers to the following uestions. Variables: (Pick One for Each) Air Speed (little windmill) Inversion Level- height of ir m ss th t tr ps pollution (black stripe) !emper ture (thermometer) Cloud Cover (clouds) Popul tion (plain meter) Emissions (dials at the bottom) !" #hat is A"I# What levels are there for air quality? $t reports levels of o%one and other common air pollutants. The higher the A&$ rating there is a greater danger. $t goes good, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups, unhealthy, very unhealthy, and ha%ardous

'" #hat is $%one and why are children most at risk( )%one forms naturally in the upper atmosphere surrounding the *arth, it protects life from the +, light given off by the sun. $t is mostly a daytime -" .ow does ir speed nd &ind affect the level of smog in the city( Explain. The less air speed and wind the higher the level of smog will be in the city because nothing is blowing away the smog so it /ust sits there. 0" .ow does temper ture affect the level of smog in the city( Explain. .igher the temperature increases the amount of smog because of the way chemicals react with the heat resulting in pollution.

1" 'hich type of emission has the greatest affect on air uality( Identify and explain why. 2ars and trucks are the greatest problems because when we increase it it leads toward the very unhealthy3 uality. 4" #ould you expect there to be more smog on a cloudy d y or cle r d y# Explain. $ could expect more smog on a cloudy day because the clouds don5t allow the smog to rise due to the fact that there is no heat. (ESE! the simulator and try to create the '$(S! conditions for smog in your city- you should be able to get the air uality index up to unhealthy levels- hat are the readin!s for each of your "ariables to produce the nastiest city air# Discuss. .aving everything turn to the max for cars, trucks, population, high temperatures, no clouds as well as no wind. The reason for this is because with high population comes a higher demand for cars and factories to be built creating more 2)' and pollution. #ith no wind the smog created from these effects can not be blown away.