Discuss how the laws of thermodynamics and the law of conservation of matter sustain life on earth.
What will be an ideal response?
The laws of thermodynamics govern the flow of energy from the sun through living organisms. The law of conservation of matter governs the cycling of matter through the biosphere.
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Name a valley (or “canyon”) other than Bloody Canyon that has glacial steps. How many steps are there? How many lakes are found in the series of steps?
The question is based on Map T-13, the “Mono Craters, California” quadrangle (scale 1:62,500; contour interval 80 feet), and Figures 48-5 and 48-7, a detailed map and stereogram, and Map T-23a, a satellite image, of the same region. The heavily glaciated eastern crest of the Sierra Nevada is seen along the western sides of the map and stereograms (37°52'37"N, 119°12'40"W). During the Pleistocene, glaciers in this region flowed down the valleys of the eastern slope of the Sierra toward the Mono Lake basin to the northeast. Large lateral moraines are found at the mouths of each canyon. What will be an ideal response?
________ are used to remove sulfur oxides from the emissions from coal-fired power plants
A) Scrubbers B) Catalytic converters C) Desulfinators D) CFCs
Patterned ground is found in the:
a. savanna b. taiga c. tundra d. none of these
Keeling's reports from Mauna Loa demonstrated ________
A) that as distances from cities decreased, CO2 concentrations increased B) that CO2 levels have been stable over the last 40 years C) that sediments deposited on the seafloor can yield clues about past climates D) the presence of El Niño E) an increase in tropospheric CO2 from the 1950s to present