There has been some political discussion in the past few years about whether we are experiencing "Global Climate Change." How would you evaluate this debate?
What will be an ideal response?
It is now possible to use the internet to download temperatures for a variety of regions over time periods of 50 years or more. You know how to calculate the average annual temperature or you could use smaller increments of time and graph the changes over time for several different regions. Some areas may show more evidence of change than others but you will probably find a discernible pattern that you can evaluate for yourself.
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Which of the following outlines the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
A) develop hypothesis; test hypothesis; accept/modify/reject hypothesis; collect data B) collect data; develop hypothesis; test hypothesis; accept/modify/reject hypothesis C) test hypothesis; develop hypothesis; collect data; accept/modify/reject hypothesis D) collect data; test hypothesis; develop hypothesis; accept/modify/reject hypothesis
A(n) ________ is trapped airborne pollution that can raise temperatures by absorbing insolation and reradiating heat to the surface
A) urban heat island (UHI) B) "cool" roof C) urban canyon effect D) dust dome
10°30'N latitude can also be described in decimal degrees as ____
a. -10.3 b. -10.5 c. 10.5 d. 10.3 e. -80.7
What landform is associated with a shoreline of submergence of a former river valley?
A. baymouth bar B. ria shoreline C. flooded moraines D. fjorded coasts E. drowned estuary