Isp 203b - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ISP 203B Exam 2 and 3 Questions and Answers True or False: Wegener used plate tectonics to explain continental drift. - ANS ️️ False True or False: In measuring earthquakes, an event with a Richter magnitude of 5.0 is only slightly stronger than one with a magnitude of 4.0. - ANS ️️ False In Comparison to developing countries, catastrophic natural disasters in developed countries are most likely to cause _________. - ANS ️️ More economic damage, but less loss of life The cost...

ISP 203B Exam 1 Questions & Answers Which of the following is a potential consequence of a large asteroid impact? Tsunami Earthquake Wildfire All of the above - ANS ️️ All of the above The Scientific Method typically develops in order as follows: Question - Observation - Research - Data - Experiment - Hypothesis - Conclusion Observation - Question - Research - Hypothesis - Experiment - Data - Conclusion Research - Question - Observation - Data - Experiment - Hypothesis - Conclusion ...

ISP 203B Exam 3 Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 Wild fires are natural. True or false? - answerTrue What are the natural purposes of wildfires? - answer-Naturally thins forests -Leaves larger trees -Promotes diversity in undergrowth -Some species depend on fire to trigger seed opening/germination What do you need to start a wildfire? - answerThe fire triangle 1. Oxygen 2. Heat 3. Fuel What is combustion? - answerA chemical reaction that results in release of heat and light What are the ...

ISP 203B Exam 1 Questions With Solutions The Scientific Method A method commonly used by scientists to solve problems. They analyze facts and observations, formulate hypotheses, and test the validity of the hypotheses with experiments and additional observations Predictions If a theory (of hypothesis) is true, then _____ should happen Theories Tested explanations (by multiple scientists) of data or relationships (why things work). All theories must be falsifiable if new data arises. La...

ISP 203B Final Exam 100% Solved The scientific method - answer1. observe 2. formulate a hypothesis 3. test/falsify the hypothesis 4. theory What is science: - answerobservation, formulation and falsification of hypotheses, the development of a scientific theory. Recurrence intervals: - answerTime span (in years) until today over which these combined events took place / number of events that meet the criterion (geographical area and minimum magnitude, for example) -ex: 50 years / 10 ear...

ISP 203B Exam 3 If a humid air mass has 100% relative humidity and is 20°C at sea level, what would the temperature of this same air package be if it were pushed over a 2000- m-high mountain range before returning again to sea level? - ANS ️️ 10 degree celsius, b/c there is a 5 degree celsius decrease (idk if this is right) Explain the orographic effect on weather. - ANS ️️ As warm, moist air rises over a mountain, it expands and cools, forming clouds and rain. Descending on the ...

ISP 203B Exam 2 and 3 Questions With Solutions A 3.0 magnitude earthquake releases about ______ times the energy as a 2.0 magnitude earthquake. 32 The __________ magnitude measures the total energy output of an earthquake. Moment When it is difficult to obtain moment magnitude, __________ magnitude is the best way to measure large earthquakes because this type of magnitude saturates at M > 7.5 Surface wave

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,...

ISP 203B FINAL EXAM Axioms - ANS ️️ Simple self evident statements beyond dispute Systemic Logic - ANS ️️ Human Reason governed and restrained by a set of rules for the proper application of reason Eratosthenes - ANS ️️ Earth is a sphere, measured diameter within 1%, Earth is tilted on an Axis 23.5 degrees-seasons Sir Francis Bacon - ANS ️️ Theatre of the Mind, Minds are cluttered with things we already know, Knowledge absorbed through cultural heritage, Preconceptions br...