Sunday, November 9, 2008

Unit 4: The Air Above: Understanding the Atmosphere

Unit 4: The air above: Understanding the Atmosphere introduces us to the properties associated with atmosphere. The general concepts found in this section are:

  • The energy above: properties of the atmosphere (chapter 14),
  • Introducing weather and climate (chapter 15),
  • Tornadoes, hurricanes and other storms (chapter 16),
  • Forecasting the weather (chapter 17),
  • Acid deposition: a regional issue (chapter 18), and
  • Climate change: a global issue (chapter 19).

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