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ATM S 211, Autumn Quarter 1998

Climate and Climate Change

WEEK1

          What is residence time?
Is the time all the individual water molecules spend in the atmosphere the same? Why or why not?
Would a gas with a long residence time be more variable in its concentration or more uniform than a gas with a short  residence time? Why?

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WEEK3

            Jill burns her hand by  touching a hot tea pot
            Jill burns her hand by holding it over a boiling pot of water
            a cup of tea is heated in the microwave oven
            a hot cup of tea cools slowly to room temperature
            the sun warms the planets in the solar system

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ORIGIN OF THE ATMOSPHERE


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