WGU C264 Climate Change.

WGU C264 - Climate Change. Lecture 33: Climate Change and Biological Consequences of Climate Change. Questions & Answers, VERIFIED. The 5 take home messages regarding global warming (e.g. how many degrees warmer compared to 1880s? The trend? etc.)? - -1. Since 1880, the average global temperature has increased about 0.8C (1.4F) 2. Two thirds of the warming has occurred since 1975 at a rate of roughly 0.15-0.2C per decade 3. Global warming does not mean the temperature is warmer eve...

WGU C267 - Climate Change, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. What is the Climate? - -The mean of Earth surface conditions. Climate does not equal weather Climate Zones - -Regions of similar conditions What creates the climate? - -1. Starts with insolation and ends with energy balance 2. Energy & matter exchanged among surface components What is a blackbody curve and what does it represent? - -Energy vs. wavelength. Shift is a function of temperature What gases cause the 'greenhous...

WGU C264 - Climate Change. Lecture 33: Climate Change and Biological Consequences of Climate Change. Questions & Answers, VERIFIED. The 5 take home messages regarding global warming (e.g. how many degrees warmer compared to 1880s? The trend? etc.)? - -1. Since 1880, the average global temperature has increased about 0.8C (1.4F) 2. Two thirds of the warming has occurred since 1975 at a rate of roughly 0.15-0.2C per decade 3. Global warming does not mean the temperature is warmer eve...