Which of the following has been used to reconstruct past climates?
a. analysis of air bubbles trapped in ice
b. study of documents describing floods, droughts and crop yields
c. the ratio of oxygen 18 to oxygen 16 in the shells of marine organisms
d. study of geologic formations
e. all of the above
e
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Why is carbon dioxide able to be stored more effectively in ocean water vs. fresh water?
A. The oceans are large, and so you can dissolve more CO2 in them. B. The pH of the ocean is very low, and so the carbon dioxide is trapped as an acid because like dissolves like. C. The pH of the ocean is pretty high, and so the carbon dioxide is trapped in a neutralization reaction. D. Gases are more soluble in cold water than warm water, and the oceans are colder than fresh water lakes so you can dissolve more CO2 in them. E. none of the above
How does frontal lifting cause air to rise?
What will be an ideal response?
The most important component of metamorphic processes is:
a. heat b. pressure c. aqueous solutions d. depth
What does the Kondratiev Cycle illustrate?
A) the importance of geography in the location firms since 1900 B) alternative strategies for the organization of firms since the Great Depression C) the rise and fall of labor unions in U.S. industry D) the shift from reliance on animate energy, through fossil fuels, leading to the coming shift to renewable energy E) the successive waves of growth and decline in industrial activity since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution