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APES 06.01 Pollution and SmogThermosphere - ANS The layer extending from the mesopause to the exosphere is the
thermosphere. This is the layer extending from the mesopause to the exosphere; space shuttles
and auroras are found here.
Troposphere - ANS The layer immediately above Earth's surface is the troposphere. This is the
layer immediately above Earth's surface, which contains most of the mass of the atmosphere
and is where we live; weather occurs here.
Exosphere - ANS The outermost layer of the atmosphere is the exosphere. This is the
outermost layer of the atmosphere; satellites are found here.
Mesosphere - ANS The layer extending from the stratopause to the thermosphere is the
mesosphere. This is the layer extending from the stratopause to the thermosphere; meteors are
found here.
Stratosphere - ANS The layer extending from the tropopause to the stratopause is the
stratosphere. This is the layer from the tropopause to the stratopause, which protects us from
radiation; jets are found in the lower portion.
Biogenic pollutants - ANS Volcanoes release compounds into the atmosphere; wind storms stir
up and carry particulate matter; forest fires produce tons of ash. These are introductions of
pollutants, but they are natural and often biogenic, meaning they are influenced or caused by
living organisms. Generally, biogenic pollutants do not cause long-term effects on the
environment.
Anthropogenic air pollution - ANS when we talk about air pollution, we are generally talking
about pollution that is anthropogenic, which is to say, caused by human beings. And this sort of
pollution is detrimental to the environment over the long term.
Primary Pollutants - ANS Pollutants that come directly from the source without reacting in the
atmosphere.
Secondary Pollutants - ANS Pollutants that begin as primary pollutants and change form in the
atmosphere.
Mobile Sources - ANS Moving sources of pollution. (cars) These, but primarily cars, account for
more than half of all air pollution in the United States.
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