Air Air Everywhere
The region of air closest to the ground that contains all living things is known as the what?
Troposphere
The three cycles of the Milankovitch Cycles are: Eccentricity, Obliquity, and...
Axial Precession
As the seafloor spread during the Age of Dinosaurs, what chemicals were released into the atmosphere by deep ocean rifting?
CO2 / Methane
As global temperatures increase, what effect does it have on growing seasons in the US?
They are getting longer
There are two annual events that change Pacific Ocean temperatures, and affect trade winds that blow across the Americas. These are the El Nino, and what?
La Nina
The atmosphere is primarily comprised of what element?
Nitrogen
How long does it take for eccentricity, or the shape of Earth's orbit, to complete a full cycle?
When climate scientists collect ice cores, what are they actually looking to measure inside the ice?
Air Bubbles / CO2 and Oxygen inside air bubbles
What term is used for individuals forced to flee their homes due to flooding, drought, or wildfires
Climate Refugees
What did the 1994 Kyoto Protocol have countries agree to?
Reduce emissions below 1990 levels
Gases in the atmosphere that change due to seasonal or human caused changes are known as what?
Variable Gases
What event that shifts every 11 years impacts the amount of energy that travels from the sun to Earth?
Sunspots
In the Carboniferous, newly evolved trees contained lignin that no animal could digest. By not decomposing, what effect did these trees have on global temperatures?
Global temperatures decreased due to trapped carbon not being released
Besides increasing ocean temperatures, what other change in ocean ecology is leading to coral bleaching?
Ocean water becoming more acidic
What percentage of scientists agree that human-made climate change is real?
97%
What are two benefits the atmosphere of Earth provides to all living things?
Protection from UV radiation and asteroids.
Oxygen for respiration.
Transports water across the planet.
Maintains a stable temperature
Global Ice Ages typically align with which Milankovitch Cycle?
Eccentricity
What ancient time period was marked by high sea levels, high average temperatures, and no global ice sheets?
Cretaceous
What illness is carried by ticks that are moving further north due to climate change?
Lyme Disease
The 4 categories of hazardous waste are: Corrosive, Toxic, Flammable, and what?
Reactive
CO2, NOx, Methane, and water vapor are all greenhouses gases. What is the final category not already mentioned?
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), human made compounds containing carbon, chlorine, and fluorine
Roughly how many degrees does the tilt of the Earth shift due to changes in Obliquity?
~2.4 degrees
What was the likely cause of the End Permian Mass Extinction, or the Great Dying
Eruption of the Siberian Traps / Release of ash soot and methane by volcanos
What region of the planet is set to get the highest increase in rainfall as global temperatures increase?
Northern Africa
What global treaty, enacted in 1994, regulates the transboundary movement, management, and disposal of hazardous and other wastes, including plastic and e-waste, to protect human health and the environment?
Basel Convention Treaty