Climate Change Final With Accurate Solutions Latest Update
Pee Dee Belemnite - ANSWER International standard for isotopes
Negative= light
positive= heavy - ANSWER For isotopes, positive and negative correlation to weight
lighter - ANSWER as rain moves inland, isotopes get __
Standard mean ocean water - ANSWER SMOW
lighter, less evaporation and recharge - ANSWER Rain towards poles is___
Faint Young Sun Paradox - ANSWER The sun was cooler and fainter early in earth's
history, and yet there are indications of higher past temperatures
weathering thermostat theory - ANSWER Weathered rocks have regulated CO2 and
temperature levels
Temperature, precipitation/water, vegitation - ANSWER Factors that contribute to
weathering rates
Snowball Earth - ANSWER When the earth was covered in a km thick ice sheet
glacial debris, carbonate, cap carbonate, dropstones - ANSWER Evidence for Snowball
Earth
, Faint young sun, continents near equator-- intense weathering, uplifting-- intense
weathering, ice feedback - ANSWER why did snowball earth happen
still cooling from initial creation - ANSWER Why is the middle of the earth hot
Obliquity - ANSWER The tilt of the Earth's axis
41,000 years - ANSWER to change obliquity
eccentricity - ANSWER Change in the shape of the earth's orbit
100,000 years - ANSWER time taken for the shape of the Earth's orbit to change from
circular to elliptical
20,000 years ago - ANSWER Last glacial max
125,000 years ago - ANSWER last interglacial height
solstice - ANSWER sun at most (in)direct
Equinox - ANSWER equal day and night
Perihelion - ANSWER orbital point nearest the sun
Aphelion - ANSWER point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
11,000 year ago - ANSWER northern summer solstice in perihelion position
Precession - ANSWER Wobble in Earth's rotational axis, toy top
Pee Dee Belemnite - ANSWER International standard for isotopes
Negative= light
positive= heavy - ANSWER For isotopes, positive and negative correlation to weight
lighter - ANSWER as rain moves inland, isotopes get __
Standard mean ocean water - ANSWER SMOW
lighter, less evaporation and recharge - ANSWER Rain towards poles is___
Faint Young Sun Paradox - ANSWER The sun was cooler and fainter early in earth's
history, and yet there are indications of higher past temperatures
weathering thermostat theory - ANSWER Weathered rocks have regulated CO2 and
temperature levels
Temperature, precipitation/water, vegitation - ANSWER Factors that contribute to
weathering rates
Snowball Earth - ANSWER When the earth was covered in a km thick ice sheet
glacial debris, carbonate, cap carbonate, dropstones - ANSWER Evidence for Snowball
Earth
, Faint young sun, continents near equator-- intense weathering, uplifting-- intense
weathering, ice feedback - ANSWER why did snowball earth happen
still cooling from initial creation - ANSWER Why is the middle of the earth hot
Obliquity - ANSWER The tilt of the Earth's axis
41,000 years - ANSWER to change obliquity
eccentricity - ANSWER Change in the shape of the earth's orbit
100,000 years - ANSWER time taken for the shape of the Earth's orbit to change from
circular to elliptical
20,000 years ago - ANSWER Last glacial max
125,000 years ago - ANSWER last interglacial height
solstice - ANSWER sun at most (in)direct
Equinox - ANSWER equal day and night
Perihelion - ANSWER orbital point nearest the sun
Aphelion - ANSWER point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
11,000 year ago - ANSWER northern summer solstice in perihelion position
Precession - ANSWER Wobble in Earth's rotational axis, toy top
