Milankovitch - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

The three Intermediate Periods in the history of ancient Egypt mark the collapse of Egyptian governments (the Old, Middle, and then New Kingdom) caused by natural cycles of drought. true or false Answer - true The Intermediate Periods did follow and mark the collapse of the Kingdoms. They were caused by the instability and famine from natural drought cycles. What are the Milankovitch cycles? Answer - The cycle of changes in Earth's wobble, tilt, and orbit The Milankovitch cycles are...

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...

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...

Science 225 exam 2How do we know climate of the last? - correct answer Ice cores and sedimentary rocks Louis Agassiz - correct answer 1830s-European Alps glaciation hypothesis Glacial erratic - correct answer Boulders of rocks out of place Glacial striations - correct answer Grooves in rocks moving in same direction HMS challenger - correct answer : fossils different in cold and warm areas Milankovitch - correct answer s: change in orbital parameters forces climate change hypothes...

1. Roughly how much has the Earth warmed over the last century? - Earth's climate has warmed by an estimated 0.74°C over the past century. Warmer temperatures have been associated with larger OR smaller body size of endothermic animals? - Warmer temperatures have been associated with smaller body sizes What is the term for the timing of seasonal activities of plants and animals? - Phenology Where do we expect plants to move as temperatures increase? 2 ways/ directions - -Plants shifts ar...

Test 2 SCI 225Who is Louis Agassiz? - correct answer came up with glacial erratic; where glaciers deposited rocks differently (1830) Who is Frank Libby? - correct answer came up with half-life which discovered dated wood in glacial material What is HMS challenger? - correct answer SIX scientists who when on a 4-YEAR expedition and discovered 4,700 new species of animals and plants. the found FOSSILS in the wrong climate Who is Cesare Emiliani? - correct answer observed changes in ocean ...

Test 2 SCI 225Who is Louis Agassiz? - correct answer came up with glacial erratic; where glaciers deposited rocks differently (1830) Who is Frank Libby? - correct answer came up with half-life which discovered dated wood in glacial material What is HMS challenger? - correct answer SIX scientists who when on a 4-YEAR expedition and discovered 4,700 new species of animals and plants. the found FOSSILS in the wrong climate Who is Cesare Emiliani? - correct answer observed changes in ocean ...

SCI 225 - Exam 2: Study GuideMilankovitch - correct answer related orbital cycles to ice ages charting the ice ages of the Pleistocene - correct answer method by which Milankovitch developed model of Earth's movement and climate change Milankovitch cycles - correct answer eccentricity, obliquity, precession heat, cold - correct answer in relation to eccentricity, _ causes change, not _ Perihelion - correct answer the moment when the Earth is the closest to the sun in its orbit Ap...

Where does the scientific community stand with regard to climate change? Is the temperature the rising and, if so, at what rate is this occurring? correct answers 97% consensus that climate change is real. The temperature rise is 4X background rate. Increased 1 degree Celsius. Where does the general public stand when it comes to climate change? Do they agree with the scientific community? If not, what might account for the difference? correct answers The public is less convinced than the scie...

SCI 225 - Final ExamLouis Agassiz - correct answer european alps glacier hypothesis (striation) HMS Challenger - correct answer The first major oceanographic expedition - fossils different in cold and warm areas Milutin Milankovitch - correct answer change in orbital parameters forces climate change related orbital cycles to ice ages frank libby - correct answer Carbon dating can be used to determine how old substances are Cesare Emiliani - correct answer Used sediment cores to esti...