Environmental Science for AP* (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Module 47 - Photochemical Smog and Acid Rain - AP Review Questions - Page 532: 3

Answer

B

Work Step by Step

When thermal inversion occurs, the warm air layer, known as the inversion layer, is trapped between two cooler layers. Because the air closest to the surface of the Earth is denser then the air above it, the cooler air and the pollutants within it do not rise. Thus, the inversion layer traps emissions that then accumulate beneath it, and these trapped emissions can cause a severe pollution event.
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