Pollution, Carbon & Climate Evidence — Chapter overview · Physics & Environmental Science, Grade 12
Connect pollutant transport, carbon chemistry, radiation balance, and long-term evidence.
Chapter question
How do distinct mechanisms and datasets explain environmental change?
Units in this chapter
- Unit 10.1 · Pollution
I can distinguish among air, water, and land pollution and identify major sources of each.
- Unit 10.2 · Climate Change
I can explain how the greenhouse effect works and identify the main greenhouse gases human activities are adding.
- Unit 10.3 · Ocean Chemistry, Carbon & Acidification
I can explain how dissolved CO₂ changes carbonate chemistry.
- Unit 10.4 · Climate Data, Trends & Attribution
I can interpret anomalies, baselines, and interval trends.