If increased levels of carbon dioxide lead to further increases in temperature by promoting the release of even more carbon dioxide from the oceans, this means that ________ feedback has occurred and that the planet is ________
A) positive; out of equilibrium B) negative; in equilibrium
C) negative; out of equilibrium D) positive; in equilibrium
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Match the diagram with the appropriate oil trap term
A) Stratigraphic trap (pinchout trap) B) Salt dome C) Fault trap D) Anticline 1) 2) 3) 4)
In the context of the three-cell model of the general circulation, the Ferrel cell is:
a. A circulation of rising air near the equator and sinking air in the sub- tropics. b. A circulation of rising air in subpolar latitudes and sinking air in the sub- tropics. c. A circulation of rising air in subpolar latitudes and sinking air in the polar regions. d. A circulation consisting of rising air in the western equatorial Pacific Ocean and sinking air in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
According to the demographic transition model, the rate of natural (RNI) at the beginning (preindustrial phase) is generally ________ than the RNI at the end (industrial phase)
A) higher B) lower C) the same as D) Cannot generalize—it depends on the starting and ending birth and death rates.
Which of the following changes in radiative equilibrium temperature accompanies an increase in albedo?
A. no change B. unstable oscillations C. an increase D. a decrease