What are the major causes and effects of climate change?
What will be an ideal response?
Causes: increase of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous oxide). Effects: rising temperatures (2-4 degrees F), shift in major agricultural areas, decrease in grain production, rising sea levels.
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In a soil profile, is this what you would expect the particle size distribution to be? Explain.
This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows specific humidity, with blue and green being highest. What feature most likely coincides with the area of highest specific humidity?
A) The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
B) The subtropics
C) The belt of westerlies
D) The polar easterlies
Acid precipitation
A. has been significantly reduced in the United States. B. impairs the ability of aquatic organisms to get calcium for skeleton production. C. affects aquatic ecosystems by lowering the pH of the water. D. All options are correct.
The ____________ properties of water are those properties that act to moderate changes in temperature. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)