FINAL PAPER 2026 EXAM STUDY SHEET
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◉ There is no ozone in the ozone hole (t/f) Answer: False
◉ What do computer models predict about how precipitation patterns
will change in North America for the period 2090-2099, relative to the
years 1980-1999? Answer: North America will be wetter in winter, but
drier in summer
◉ Which feature is affected most by sea level change? Answer:
Continental shelf
◉ Where did most of the water on earth form? Answer: Out gassing
◉ What is most likely to happen to the global ocean conveyer belt if
additional freshwater is added to the North Atlantic Ocean? Answer:
Slow Down
◉ Biogeochemical cycles letter H (biosphere to geosphere) Answer: coal
formation
, ◉ What happened to the coastline of maine 11k years ago? Answer:
coast moved farther out to sea
◉ Which statement about the gulf stream is correct Answer: gulf stream
distributes heat to the north atlantic
◉ What type of air changes temperature more slowly as it rises?
Answer: Saturated
◉ How and why does insolation change with increasing latitude?
Answer: Decreases; energy is spread over a larger area
◉ Atmospheric levels of CO2 are higher than have been documented in
the past 500,000 years. Answer: True
◉ Which one of the following regions would have the highest air
density? Answer: Sea level
◉ How much carbon dioxide was present in Earth's atmosphere 4 billion
years ago Answer: Much more than now
◉ Look at the far left of the graph (about 13,000 years ago). How did
salinity in the oceans 13,000 years ago compare to salinity in the oceans
today? Answer: less salty