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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...

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...

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...

Quarternary Ice Age Answer - Most recent ice age that started 2.6 million years ago with two epochs (Pleistocene and Holocene) Loch Lomond Stadial Answer - Last glacial advance in the UK 12,000-10,000 years ago in Scottish Highlands caused by Gulf Stream cut off by Lake Agassiz Little Ice Age Answer - Between when average temperatures were 1-2C cooler, resulting in glaciers re-advancing and abandoned settlements in Iceland Eccentricity Cycle Answer - Change in Earth's orbit fr...

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...

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...

Chapter 0 Charting the Heavens: The Foundations of Astronomy 1) Right ascension in the sky is very similar to latitude on the Earth. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 0.1 2) Latitude and right ascension are coordinate systems used to find objects on the celestial sphere. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 0.1 3) The celestial sphere is divided into 88 modern constellations. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Section Ref.: 0.1 4) In the sky, declination is measured in degrees north or south of th...

Glaciated Landscape Areas shaped by the movement of glaciers Glacier A mass of ice flowing downhill due to gravity 00:27 01:24 Landscape all the visible features of an area of land, this includes height, shape, landforms and land use Latitude The measurement of a part of the Earth in relation to the north or south of the equator Altitude height above sea level Relict landscape Areas previously inhabited by glaciers System A set of interrel...

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CSU East Bay, GEOG/ENVT 340 26 points plus extra credit Midterm Exam # 2, Fall 2020 Name_______________________________________ Tuesday, November 3, 2020 This exam covers Chapters 8 through 15: Orbital-scale climate change, insolation control of monsoons and ice sheets, orbital scale changes in CO2 and CH4, climate during and after the LGM. There are 14 questions (26 points) Directions: download the file and save it on your computer. Complete the exam, save the file in either doc(x) or ...