Climate feedbacks Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

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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...

Broward College EVR1009 Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass The San Andreas fault is an example of a transform boundary The atmosphere's second layer above Earth is called the stratosphere Identify the term that describes the blanket of gases surrounding the earth! atmosphere Harmful UV radiation can cause skin cancer, eye cataracts, immune system damage, sunburn When a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide they can form ___________; this type of boundary is called a/an ________...

Geology 310T Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A The Earth is being - Altered by humans We call this influence - Anthropogenic Examples of anthropogenic influences Pollution, deforestation, urban heat islands, animal extinction, changing water flow, melting ice, ocean acidification Keeling Curve Graph that plots the ongoing change of CO2 concentration in Earth's atmosphere. It shows the life cycle of trees "breathing" in small squiggly oscillations. Keeling Curve is evidence for - Globa...

cradle to grave : Open system where materials are extracted, manufactured, purchased, consumed, and disposed of, with a clear beginning and finite end. Linear consumption to waste process. cradle to cradle : Closed system where materials are reused at the end of their useful life. Continuous loop of reuse that eliminates waste. upstream activities : Related to the extraction of the raw materials used in a product. downstream activities : related to the processing of materials all th...

T or F. The AF Core Values, Oath of Enlistment, and DOD 5500.7-R assist us in making sound ethical decisions. True When diagnosing ethical dilemmas, SNCOs should_________. reconcile dilemmas using the 5-Step process. Dr. Toner's __________Test answers the question, "Will the end justify the means?" Consequences Compliance The act fulfilling official requirements, adhering to a demand or coercion and the disposition to yield to others BEST defines: Compliance t...

Employee Assistance Programs | EAPS 100 Exam 2 At low latitudes the ocean is stratified with respect to temperature such that shallow water is ____ and deep water is ____. Warm; Cold What is the name for the transitional zone between warm water at shallow depths and cold water at great depths in low latitude oceans? Thermocline Warm water _________ as cold water. Is less dense Why do ocean currents tend to circulate seawater clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the south...

C1: Catchments 1.1 catchment characteristics 1.2 channels 1.3 climate 1.4 rainfall-runoff processes 1.5 storage 1.6 discharge 1.7 hydrograph 1.8 water balance C2: Groundwater 2.1 groundwater usage 2.2 layers and soil properties 2.3 groundwater level 2.4 isohypes and equipotential lines 2.5 flow patterns 2.6 flow magnitude 2.7 water balance approach 2.8 residence time C3: Aquatic ecosystems 3.1 the aquatic ecosystem 3.2 chemical compounds 3.3 light climate 3.4 phytopla...

Module 1. Foundations of climate change: science and global response Leave the first rating How has carbon levels changed 280 ppm pre industrial revolution, now is 417 ppm. Earth has warmed 1.3 degrees since 1900 How does global warming increase sea levels Thermal expansion, changes in ground water storage as we use this water for drinking, glacier ice loss, Greenland ice loss, and Antarctic ice loss (melting from the bottom). Around 160 billion tonnes of water added a year. 90 percen...

WCC exam 1 Questions and Answers 2023 How does climate differ from weather? -climate describes the average condition of a region -temp -rainfall / snowfall -wind direction -climate change applies to longer periods of time (years +) -weather comes in shorter fluctuations and lasts for hours, days, weeks, or a few months. In what ways does climate science differ from traditional sciences such as chemistry and biology? Climate science differs because it goes back to unimaginable poin...