Explain why ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes sunburn and infrared (IR) radiation does not
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The amount of energy delivered is determined by wavelength; shorter wavelengths are more energetic. Ultraviolet radiation is associated with shorter wavelengths and can deliver more energy to exposed skin than can infrared radiation.
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List the major height categories of clouds. What differences might you expect to find in the clouds that form at these different levels?
What will be an ideal response?
What is a gyre?
A) A type of surface current B) A circular flow of water around the periphery of an ocean basin C) A type of thermohaline current D) None of these choices
Thinking about geologic time, why is it necessary to accept the reality of an Earth that is very old?
What will be an ideal response?
Of the three types of plate boundary interactions shown in Figure 19.3, characterize the following plate boundaries:
a) On the ocean floor south of Alaska: b) Indian Ocean between the Antarctic and Indo-Australian plates: c) Beneath the Red Sea: d) Along the west coast of Central America: e) Through Iceland: f) Along the northeast coast of the Persian Gulf: g) In California between the Juan de Fuca plate and the North American plate: