Albedo - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Clemson Univ Geology 1010 (Coulson) -- Exam 3 100% Correct Positive feedback Change in the 2nd component (B) enhances the change in the 1st component (A) For Example: Lower the temp > Ice forms > Temp drops again Negative Feedback Change to 2nd component (B) offsets the initial change in 1st component (A) For Example: You do poorly on exam 1, so you start to study more. You then do better on the exam 2, so you start to slack off, and thus do poorly on the exam 3. Insolation Heat energy...

The time between the last 10,000 years and now is known as - the interglacial period Why does the atmosphere increase the temperature of the Earth? - the atmosphere reduces the rate at which radiation escapes (the atmosphere stops heat radiation from quickly escaping the earth, like a blanket) Which of the following data sources informs us that the Earth's climate varied w the orbital (Milankovitch) cycles? - ice cores (contain atmospheric samples from hundreds of thousands of years a...

Select all the factors below that contribute to Earth's ability to support liquid water - Answer- Albedo Distance from the sun Atmosphere As you learned in Our Blue Planet, there is one key factor that this simulation does not take into account. What major factor is missing? - Answer- Atmospheric Composition What are the maximum and minimum albedo values for these planets? - Answer- Maximum: 0.76 Minimum: 0.1 Temperature of Earth (degrees C) -1st - Answer- -19.1 Temperature of E...

BioBeyond Unit 7 Finding the Cause Exam Questions and Answers Select all the factors below that contribute to Earth's ability to support liquid water. - ANSWER Distance from the Sun Atmosphere Albedo (How much light is reflected) As you learned in Our Blue Planet, there is one key factor that this simulation does not take into account. What major factor is missing? - ANSWER Atmospheric Composition Maximum Albedo - ANSWER 0.76 Minimum Albedo - ANSWER 0.1 Temperature of Earth (degre...

primary factors that control mass wasting; - Answer- slope angle, geology, vegetation, climate What occurs in the creation of a rock avalanche from an initial rockslide? - Answer- A solid piece of rock breaks apart as it is moving rapidly Albedo - Answer- reflectivity- solar radiation is reflected by clouds and Earth's surface- 30% snow= highest albedo An increase in the average albedo of the Earth would cause ________________ - Answer- a decrease in the amount of solar energy that th...

ISP 203B Exam 2 with Complete Solutions The Earth is made up of several systems. Which of the following systems have the most influence atmospheric hazards? A. Lithosphere B. Atmosphere C. Biosphere D. Hydrosphere E. Both B & D - ANS ️️ E. Both B & D The basics elements of weather are: A. Clouds and wind B. Energy and water C. Heat and pressure D. Temperature and shear - ANS ️️ B. Energy and water Approximately 30% of incoming solar radiation is reflected by Earth's albedo,...

BioBeyond Unit 7: Finding the Cause | Questions and Correct answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Select all the factors below that contribute to Earth's ability to support liquid water. - Answer -Distance from the Sun Atmosphere Albedo (How much light is reflected) As you learned in Our Blue Planet, there is one key factor that this simulation does not take into account. What major factor is missing? - Answer -Atmospheric Composition Maximum Albedo - Answer -0.76 Minimum Al...

S-290 Unit 4: Basic Weather Processes (2024/2025) Already Passed The thin layer of the atmosphere provides us with - air we breathe - shields the planet from potentially destructive meteors or other space debris - protects us from ultraviolet radiation from the Sun - stores heat energy that makes the planet habitable for humans and other life The height of the tropopause tends to be highest and lowest where highest over the tropics and lowest over the polar regions If the incoming solar radiat...

3 factors affecting climate correct answers sun, atmosphere, oceans albedo correct answers the reflectivity of a surface water vapour correct answers most abundant greenhouse gas and contributes most greenhouse effect positive feedback cycle correct answers warming leads to water vapour which leads to further warming negative feedback cycle correct answers warming leads to evaporation which leads to water vapour causing increased cloudiness slowing global warming radiative forcing...

Ablation correct answers when outputs are lost from a glacier due to meltwater, rivers, evaporation, calving, decreasing the size of glaciers (the loss of ice mass) Accumulation correct answers when inputs are added to a glacier due to snow fall and avalanches, increasing the size of glaciers (build-up of ice mass) Albedo Effect correct answers The reflectivity of a surface. Light surfaces reflect more than dark surfaces, they have a greater albedo. Anthropogenic CO2 correct answers Car...