Ocean and climate Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

UNIT 5 APES TESTSoil Salinization Correlation - correct answer The more salt in the soil, the less seeds will germinate There is usually a point where none will germinate - about 1%NaCl Photosynthesis equation - correct answer 6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 How does cutting down trees affect atmospheric carbon? How does burning trees affect atmospheric carbon? - correct answer → It causes for less photosynthesis to occur which releases less oxygen into the atmosphere and leaves m...

SCI 225 Midterm Exam Nature of Science - correct answer key principles and ideas which provide a description of science as a way of knowing, as well as characteristics of scientific knowledge weather - correct answer local atmospheric conditions over a short period of time, highly variable hour to hour and day to day climate - correct answer regional atmospheric conditions over a long period of time (30 years) "average" weather throughout the year, more predictable Describe the gener...

LUOA Earth Science Module 8 Questions and Answers Graded A Glossopteris was a temperate climate leaf fossil. He found it in Antarctica. How could this be? Because that fossil was supposed to have been in a temperate climate near the equator but instead was in Antartica, meaning that the continents have moved since the beginning of time. Alfred Wegener discovered rocks in the Appalachian Mountains matched rocks in _______________________. Europe and Greenland Originally, Wegener's hypothesis ...

GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk Exam weather exact state of the atmosphere at a particular location and time climate long-term patterns or trends of meteorological conditions (usually periods >30 years) climate change change in the statistical properties of the climate system when considered over periods of decades aka global warming for how many years do we have observational history of temperature change? 150 years how much has the earth warmed since 1860, according to satelli...

ISP 203 Exam 3 (2023/24) || Complete Questions & Answers (Rated A+) ISP 203 Exam 3 (2023/24) || Complete Questions & Answers (Rated A+) 1. An ecosystem consists of two components that occur in the same locale. Which of the following are the two components? - ANSWER - A. Biotic & Abiotic 1. Seven major types of Terrestrial ecosystems exist. The location is usually dependent on two major factors. What are those factors? - ANSWER - A. Latitude and precipitation 1. The three types of Ocean...

By the mid-twentieth century Maine's rivers, especially the Penobscot, were - Technologically obsolete and polluted Which of the following is NOT considered a geographical limitation of the North Atlantic region? - Temperate and mild climate Agricultural production in the Maritimes - Is increasingly dependent on contract farming The collapse of the cod fishing economy is a stark example of - Tragedy of the Commons Maine's rivers played an important part in setting up industry in early Am...

Intro to Marine Science Questions and Answers Already Graded A What produces oxygen in the ocean? Plankton What is the world's largest source of protein from? The Ocean What percent of our population live within 60 kilometers of our oceans? 70% What percent of our surface planet is made by the oceans? 71% What water transports to the poles? Warm water from the equator What water transports to the equator? Cold water from the poles What is archaeology? The study of human history and pre-hi...

SCI 225 Exam 2 How do we know what climate was like in the past? - correct answer Rocks: hundreds of millions Ice cores: hundreds of thousands Louis Aggassiz - correct answer hypothesized that glaciers were carrying rocks down, evidence gathered from people, and glaciers advance HMS Challenger - correct answer ocean dredging, fossils are found in cold and warm areas of the ocean Theory of Glaciation - correct answer Louis Aggasiz found glacial erratics and glacial striations in the E...

Ecology - Answer The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment - Environments are changing more rapidly now than they have at any time in the past - Efforts to maintain human health and welfare depend on our ability to cope with these environmental changes - Most synthetic field in biology Primary goal of Ecology - Answer To understand the distribution and abundance of organisms 4 Main Levels of Ecology - Answer 1) Organisms 2) Populations 3) Commun...

In what location does El Niño occur? -Tropical Pacific Ocean -Northern Atlantic Ocean -Northern Pacific Ocean -Tropical Atlantic Ocean - ANSWER-Tropical Pacific Ocean (Image on Quiz Water 121-124) At what locations is water sinking? I. 1 II. 2 III. 4 -II only -III only -I only -I, II, and III - ANSWER-II only Which of the following is true about El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)? I. It suppresses upwelling off the coast of South America. II. It contributes to global clima...