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PCE logo. What Is An Ecosystem?. Ecosystem definition. Living And Nonliving Things Working Together To Form A Unique Environment. Puget Sound From Space. You are here. Air. Air. My choices & air quality. What Are The Connections Between My Choices And The Quality Of Our Air?.

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  1. PCE logo

  2. What Is An Ecosystem?

  3. Ecosystem definition Living And Nonliving Things Working Together To Form A Unique Environment.

  4. Puget Sound From Space You are here

  5. Air Air

  6. My choices & air quality What Are The Connections Between My Choices And The Quality Of Our Air? Source: (sky) Bombia Design(traffic) capsweb(walking) istockphotos.com(biking) istockphoto.com

  7. Why is Fresh, Clean Air Important? Why IsFresh, Clean Air Important?

  8. Where Does Air Pollution Come From? Where Does Air Pollution Come From? Source: iom-world.org

  9. Percent Contribution to Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutants 68% 25% 3% 3% 1% Source: (data) Puget Sound Clean Air Agency(garbage fire) istockphoto.com(fireplace) ebibleteacher.com(industry) lbl.gov(traffic) capsweb(airplane) istockphoto.com

  10. Air Game (1)

  11. Air Game (2) FINAL QUESTION CARDS ? Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards

  12. Air Game (3) Car or Truck Cards “Driver Only. No Passengers - One person per vehicle means more cars on the road, creating more air pollution. Add 20 points to your community’s Air Quality Index” Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards

  13. Air Game (4) Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards

  14. Air Game (5)

  15. Air Game (6) FINAL QUESTION CARDS ? Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards

  16. Air Game (7)

  17. Air Game (8) Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Car or Truck Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards Mass Transit Cards FINAL QUESTION CARDS ? OK! Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards Human Powered Cards

  18. Air Game (1)

  19. Some Gases in Car Exhaust Contribute to Global Warming Layers of the Atmosphere Source: we-energies.com

  20. Worldwide Impacts—Climate Change • Changing ecosystems • Temperature • Rainfall • Sea level rise • More intense storms/ weather events • Increased risk of species extinction Source: United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

  21. Northwest Impacts—Climate Change • Changes in rain patterns • Winter flooding • Summer drought • Less snowpack in the mountains • Increased potential for forest fires • Degraded salmon habitat Source: UW Climate Impacts Group

  22. South Cascade Glacier, 1928 Northwest Impacts—Climate Change South Cascade Glacier, 1928 Source: US Geological Survey

  23. South Cascade Glacier, 1966 Northwest Impacts—Climate Change South Cascade Glacier, 1966 Source: US Geological Survey

  24. South Cascade Glacier, 2006 Northwest Impacts—Climate Change South Cascade Glacier, 2006 Source: US Geological Survey

  25. ...Warm the Earth Increasing Levels of CO2... Atmospheric Co2 concentration (ppmv) Year Source: factsontheback.com

  26. Where Do Greenhouse Gases Come From? Where Do Greenhouse Gases Come From? Source: iom-world.org

  27. Percent Contribution to Emissions of Greenhouse Gases 4% 15% 19% 9% 1% 13% 39% Source: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

  28. Homework p.1

  29. Homework p.2

  30. Tonight’s Homework:The White Pages Be Ready For The Next Time We Meet! Thanks!

  31. Bronchi, Bronchial Tree, and Lungs Source: www.training.seer.cancer.gov

  32. Healthy vs. Unhealthy Lungs Source: (left) uh.edu (right) South Coast Air Quality Management District

  33. Our Region’s Air Quality Index Precautions Descriptor Source: Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

  34. Layers of the Atmosphere Protective Ozone Layer 30 miles Stratosphere Troposphere smog 6 miles Source: Environmental Protection Agency

  35. Nationwide Emissions 8% 13% 2% 53% 24% Source: www.epa.gov

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