Chem 341 - Objectives for Exam 2.  Fall 2007

Part I.

1. Be able to do all homework problems for Chapters 3 and 4, and know all lecture material.
2. Describe sources of indoor air pollutants such as, radon.
3. Define the greenhouse effect and the enhanced greenhouse effect.   Describe the energy output from the sun and the fate of different wavelengths.
4. Sketch molecular vibrations caused by infrared radiation.  Draw Lewis structures and describe hybridization in the process of showing bonds and vibrations.
5. Describe sources, seasonal fluctuations, IR absorption behavior and mitigation efforts for carbon dioxide. Describe aerosols and their impacts on climate.
6. Name other gases contributing to global warming and describe the IR absorption behavior and residence time of each.
7. Define carbon dioxide fertilization.
8. Describe modern global warming trends, the important result and significance of the Mann, Bradley Hughes paper and the NAS study, the scientific consensus about global warming as well as its critics, and the IPCC WG1 report.
9. Describe the IPCC, the Rio summit, and the Kyoto Protocol and US participation in the Kyoto Protocol. Describe carbon sequestration schemes and the "rebound" effect.
10. Describe alternative energy sources in detail with text and drawings. Describe current reserves of fossil fuels.
11. Describe the lines of argument in the Hurricanes and Global Warming packet and be able to answer the questions in the Reading Objectives linked here.
12. Apply knowledge learned in lecture, homework, and readings to a situation not seen before.

Part II - There is no new Part II because we essentially finished #11 on Wednesday.