Milankovitch cycle Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Clemson Geology 1010 - Exam 3 Latest Update with Verified Solutions Geology in the News -oldest confirmed animal fossil identified -Dickinsonia -558 MA --> 15-20 million years before the Cambrian Explosion -Fossils have been found for decades, but difficult to identify Why do we care about the climate? - climate is influenced by many parts of the earth -we deal with climate everyday -we don't have another planet Climate - average surface conditions on Earth over LONG time scales (decade mi...

The three Intermediate Periods in the history of ancient Egypt mark the collapse of Egyptian governments (the Old, Middle, and then New Kingdom) caused by natural cycles of drought. true or false Answer - true The Intermediate Periods did follow and mark the collapse of the Kingdoms. They were caused by the instability and famine from natural drought cycles. What are the Milankovitch cycles? Answer - The cycle of changes in Earth's wobble, tilt, and orbit The Milankovitch cycles are...

1. Roughly how much has the Earth warmed over the last century? - Earth's climate has warmed by an estimated 0.74°C over the past century. Warmer temperatures have been associated with larger OR smaller body size of endothermic animals? - Warmer temperatures have been associated with smaller body sizes What is the term for the timing of seasonal activities of plants and animals? - Phenology Where do we expect plants to move as temperatures increase? 2 ways/ directions - -Plants shifts ar...

SCI 225biological species concept - correct answer group of populations whose members have the potential to produce fertile offspring. Species richness - correct answer the number of different species in a community Species evenness - correct answer relative abundance of each species Reasons for more species at equator - correct answer Climate stability, primary productivity How to measure biodiversity - correct answer collection of diff species in particular location long term cl...

Climate - correct answer -Average weather patterns in a particular area over the course of a year Greenhouse gases - correct answer -Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect - correct answer -1. Earth absorbs sunlight's energy. 2. The Earth also emits energy (helping it to cool down) 3. When this balance (radiative balance) is thrown out of whack by gases such as methane, t...

How can we know climate of the past? Correct Answer ice cores and sedimentary rocks Louis Agazzis Correct Answer created glaciation hypothesis after studying glacial erratics and striations Glacial erratics Correct Answer enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers Glaciation hypothesis Correct Answer over time climate can change and during cold periods glaciers move down and during warm periods they retreat HMS challenger Correct Answer a ship that took a voyage to study...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weathering and erosi...

Science GED Test 99 Questions with Verified Answers Heat capacity of water and sand - CORRECT ANSWER Organism living in ocean have heat capacity 5X greater than organism living in the sand Human genome project (HGP) - CORRECT ANSWER Gene have been overestimated Hammer and feather drop - relationship btw kinetic energy of hammer and feather before hit the surface of the moon ? - CORRECT ANSWER Hammer has more kinetic energy than feather because it has more mass Natural selection - C...

SCIN138 WEEK 8 FINAL EXAM 2023 – Questions and Answers Rated A+. Which best explains the processes at the mid-oceanic ridge? A. Plates diverge creating new crust B. Plates converge destroying old crust C. Plates diverge destroying old crust D. Plates converge creating new crust E. Plates slide past each other destroying old crust Question 2 of 50 Refer to the image of a meandering stream shown here. At which site along the stream would stream erosion be the most active? A. D and B 2/...

Week 8 Final Exam (timed and single access) Overall Grade (highest attempt): 96 / 100 - 96 % Question 1 2/2 points Pyroclastic flows are more associated with __________. ocean hot spots stratovolcanoes shield volcanoes flood basalts cinder cones Question 2 2/2 points In the rock cycle, what processes directly link igneous rocks to metamorphic rocks? compaction and cementation melting and crystallization deposition and lithification recrystallization by high heat and pressure weat...