ADVANCED PHYSICS FORM SIX
ENVIROMENTAL PHYSICS (i) Agriculture physics - Influence of solar radiation on plant growth. - Influence of wind, humidity, rainfall and air temperature on plant growth. - Soil environmental component which influence plant growth. (ii) Energy from the environment Photovoltaic energy Wind energy Geothermal energy Wave energy (iii) Geophysics (Earth quakes) Elastic rebound theory Types of seismic waves Propagation of seismic waves Seismology (iv) Environmental pollution Types of pollutant in the atmosphere Transport mechanisms of atmospheric pollutant Nuclear waste and their disposal Effects of pollution on visibility and optical properties of materials. INTRODUCTION Environmental...