Climate Drivers
... Axial tilt (cycles over 41,000 years) – changes noon day Sun elevation and daylength Precession of the equinoxes (cycles over 19,000-23,000 years) – changes when winter and summer occur on Earth. ...
... Axial tilt (cycles over 41,000 years) – changes noon day Sun elevation and daylength Precession of the equinoxes (cycles over 19,000-23,000 years) – changes when winter and summer occur on Earth. ...
Climate Test
... D. biomes 8. Why is the tropical rain forest the warmest, wettest biome? A. because it is located in mid-latitude region B. because of the species diversity C. because it is close to the desert D. because it is located where the sun’s rays most directly strike the earth 9. Temperate zones receive __ ...
... D. biomes 8. Why is the tropical rain forest the warmest, wettest biome? A. because it is located in mid-latitude region B. because of the species diversity C. because it is close to the desert D. because it is located where the sun’s rays most directly strike the earth 9. Temperate zones receive __ ...
Climate Short Study Guide
... summer to be reversed. Winter will occur in the northern hemisphere in July when Earth is farthest from the sun. Summer will occur in the northern hemisphere in January when Earth is closest to the sun. During photosynthesis, trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. By planting more trees, o ...
... summer to be reversed. Winter will occur in the northern hemisphere in July when Earth is farthest from the sun. Summer will occur in the northern hemisphere in January when Earth is closest to the sun. During photosynthesis, trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. By planting more trees, o ...
To what extent can orbital forcing still be seen as the “pacemaker of
... Milankovitch theory has been generally accepted as the most likely cause of growth and retreat of glaciers and studies show consistencies between long-term insolation patterns and variations in global climate. However, there are issues with dating geological events and emerging inconsistencies which ...
... Milankovitch theory has been generally accepted as the most likely cause of growth and retreat of glaciers and studies show consistencies between long-term insolation patterns and variations in global climate. However, there are issues with dating geological events and emerging inconsistencies which ...
MIDTERM 2 Total Possible = 45 Average = 34 High Score = 45
... Climate: Weather averaged over many times (usually 30 or more) ...
... Climate: Weather averaged over many times (usually 30 or more) ...
Unit 2 Review Guide
... 2. Where geographically is one most likely to find the following in the US and around the world: earthquake, tornado, hurricane, volcano, tsunami 3. In what belts are the summer and winter seasons dominant? What season is dominant in the Middle Latitude belts? 4. What is the difference between rotat ...
... 2. Where geographically is one most likely to find the following in the US and around the world: earthquake, tornado, hurricane, volcano, tsunami 3. In what belts are the summer and winter seasons dominant? What season is dominant in the Middle Latitude belts? 4. What is the difference between rotat ...
Tectonic Control of CO2
... constant over time ! Continent-continent collision result in high Increased Rock mountain terrane Fragmentation ! Natural extent of exposed rock may set natural limit on cooling Increased intensity due to uplift Weathering and CO2 Removal ! Chemical weathering thermostat controlled by other 99% of G ...
... constant over time ! Continent-continent collision result in high Increased Rock mountain terrane Fragmentation ! Natural extent of exposed rock may set natural limit on cooling Increased intensity due to uplift Weathering and CO2 Removal ! Chemical weathering thermostat controlled by other 99% of G ...
Lecture 17: Global Change
... Figure 14.21 Geometry of the Earth's orbit and axial tilt. A. Precession. The Earth wobbles on its axis like a spinning top, making one revolution every 26,000 years. The axis of the Earth's elliptical orbit also rotates, though more slowly, in the opposite direction. These motions together cause a ...
... Figure 14.21 Geometry of the Earth's orbit and axial tilt. A. Precession. The Earth wobbles on its axis like a spinning top, making one revolution every 26,000 years. The axis of the Earth's elliptical orbit also rotates, though more slowly, in the opposite direction. These motions together cause a ...
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... CO2)? By the biogeochemical components? Both? Only amplified by CO2 variations that are, in turn, induced by the physical system? Which components of the physical climate system participate in the glacial dynamics and on what time scales? Are the cycles driven from northeren hemisphere where most of ...
... CO2)? By the biogeochemical components? Both? Only amplified by CO2 variations that are, in turn, induced by the physical system? Which components of the physical climate system participate in the glacial dynamics and on what time scales? Are the cycles driven from northeren hemisphere where most of ...
Eustatic Sea Level Change Mechanisms
... eustatic sea-level changes that are expressed worldwide. The most common tectonic mechanism to impact global sea-level change is the movement of the earth's lithospheric plates. This includes the opening and closing of major ocean basins, the addition of new crust along mid-ocean ridges, and changes ...
... eustatic sea-level changes that are expressed worldwide. The most common tectonic mechanism to impact global sea-level change is the movement of the earth's lithospheric plates. This includes the opening and closing of major ocean basins, the addition of new crust along mid-ocean ridges, and changes ...
Study Guide for Earth Cycles, Water Cycle, and Moon Phases Test
... The four seasons and be able to explain what causes the different seasons – Earth’s tilt on its axis and the amount of sunlight received by a particular hemisphere. ...
... The four seasons and be able to explain what causes the different seasons – Earth’s tilt on its axis and the amount of sunlight received by a particular hemisphere. ...
Dr. Milankovitch`s Humongous Hypothesis
... in June and winter begins in December. Halfway through the current precession cycle (thousands of years from now) the timing of summer and winter will be reversed. Also because of precession, in less than a thousand years Earth’s axis will no longer point to Polaris. Variations in eccentricity, tilt ...
... in June and winter begins in December. Halfway through the current precession cycle (thousands of years from now) the timing of summer and winter will be reversed. Also because of precession, in less than a thousand years Earth’s axis will no longer point to Polaris. Variations in eccentricity, tilt ...
Lecture 37 - Cornell Geological Sciences
... Precession: the direction the Earth’s rotational axis points at perigee and apogee of orbit. ...
... Precession: the direction the Earth’s rotational axis points at perigee and apogee of orbit. ...
Impact on Climate - Effingham County Schools
... The Milankovitch Theory suggests that the earth wobbles slightly as it orbits around the Sun and causes a varied difference in the distance the earth is from the sun. The change in distance causes more or less radiation/heat during different periods of time. ...
... The Milankovitch Theory suggests that the earth wobbles slightly as it orbits around the Sun and causes a varied difference in the distance the earth is from the sun. The change in distance causes more or less radiation/heat during different periods of time. ...
Earth*s Climate System
... Earth’s outer layer is made of tectonic plates which move a few cm each year. Shapes of oceans and continents are always changing which alters the movement and distribution of heat ...
... Earth’s outer layer is made of tectonic plates which move a few cm each year. Shapes of oceans and continents are always changing which alters the movement and distribution of heat ...
Chapter 1 Study Guide
... How long does the earth take to make one rotation on its axis? Define orbit How long does it take the earth to make one revolution around the sun? The ___________ runs through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. Define isthmus Area formed from built up soil at the mouth of a r ...
... How long does the earth take to make one rotation on its axis? Define orbit How long does it take the earth to make one revolution around the sun? The ___________ runs through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. Define isthmus Area formed from built up soil at the mouth of a r ...
Climate part2
... The shape of Earth’s elliptical orbit appears to change, becoming more elliptical, then more circular, over the course of a 100,000-year cycle. ...
... The shape of Earth’s elliptical orbit appears to change, becoming more elliptical, then more circular, over the course of a 100,000-year cycle. ...
Zmiany klimatu
... axial pole moves from where it is now, within 1° of Polaris, in a circle around the ecliptic pole, with an angular radius of about 23.5 degrees. The shift is 1 degree in 72 years, where the angle is taken from the observer, not from the center of the circle. ...
... axial pole moves from where it is now, within 1° of Polaris, in a circle around the ecliptic pole, with an angular radius of about 23.5 degrees. The shift is 1 degree in 72 years, where the angle is taken from the observer, not from the center of the circle. ...
Natural Causes of Climate Change
... • Billions of tons of dust and debris were injected into atmosphere around 65 m.y.a. from a giant meteorite collision with earth. • The reduction in sunlight from the dust and debris clouds caused photosynthesis to stop and broke down the food chain. • This catastrophic collision is evident around t ...
... • Billions of tons of dust and debris were injected into atmosphere around 65 m.y.a. from a giant meteorite collision with earth. • The reduction in sunlight from the dust and debris clouds caused photosynthesis to stop and broke down the food chain. • This catastrophic collision is evident around t ...
HOMEWORK 4
... atoms and molecular hydrogen to space. Explain how losing hydrogen to space would have turned Mars red. [5 pts] ...
... atoms and molecular hydrogen to space. Explain how losing hydrogen to space would have turned Mars red. [5 pts] ...
The Year
... • The length of the day varies over time. – Sunrises at different places on the horizon – Changes in patterns of stars – Major weather changes ...
... • The length of the day varies over time. – Sunrises at different places on the horizon – Changes in patterns of stars – Major weather changes ...
Lecture4_Paleoclimate_Solar_Climate
... • Serbian astrophysicist in 1920’s who studied effects of solar radiation on the irregularity of ice ages • Variations in the Earth’s orbit – Changes in shape of the earth’s orbit around sun: ...
... • Serbian astrophysicist in 1920’s who studied effects of solar radiation on the irregularity of ice ages • Variations in the Earth’s orbit – Changes in shape of the earth’s orbit around sun: ...
Long-Term and Short-Term Changes in Climate
... ▫ Changes ocean currents and wind patterns ▫ Changes how land masses are distributed which reduces the effect of local bodies of water on climate ▫ Creates mountains which affect climate ...
... ▫ Changes ocean currents and wind patterns ▫ Changes how land masses are distributed which reduces the effect of local bodies of water on climate ▫ Creates mountains which affect climate ...
Chapter16
... ♦ Ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland (the amount of snow accumulation, isotopic ratios, the crystal structure of the ice, trapped air bubbles, solar activity, volcanic eruptions, fine dust and plant pollen, microorganisms) ♦ Plant fossils in sedimentary rocks (plants are sensitive to longterm t ...
... ♦ Ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland (the amount of snow accumulation, isotopic ratios, the crystal structure of the ice, trapped air bubbles, solar activity, volcanic eruptions, fine dust and plant pollen, microorganisms) ♦ Plant fossils in sedimentary rocks (plants are sensitive to longterm t ...