Engineering/Feedback loops + Thermodynamics
Energy
Climate
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The law of conservation of energy.
What does the first law of thermodynamics deal with?
100
The energy a moving object has due to it's motion.
What is kinetic energy?
100
Weather is short-term, climate is long-term
What is the difference between weather and climate?
100
It is a greenhouse gas, traps heat.
What role does CO2 play in the atmosphere.
100
High to low pressure.
What direction does wind blow?
200
Energy becoming less and less useful as it moves.
What does the second law of thermodynamics deal with?
200
Elastic potential, gravitational potential, chemical potential.
What are some examples of potential energy?
200
Latitude: Air Pressure: Mountain Barrier: Elevation: Continental Location: Ocean Currents: Wind
What does LAMECOW stand for?
200
The sea level will rise.
What will happen if Antarctica's ice melts?
200
Joules
What is energy measured in?
300
No, a design can forever be improved (Theoretically).
Does the engineering loop ever end?
300
The ability to cause change.
What is the definition of energy?
300
Average temperature, average precipitation, native vegetation.
What are the three climate factors Wladimir Koppen used in his system?
300
Sea level is rising, atmosphere and ocean is warming, concentration of greenhouse gases have increased
What evidence is there that climate change exists?
300
An apple tree, many different examples of using kinetic and potential.
What is an example of something utilizing both kinetic an potential energy
400
A negative moves something to be stable. A positive pushes to an extreme.
What is a negative and positive feed back loop?
400
It is a force the restricts the ability of 2 objects to slide past each other.
What is friction?
400
Causes moving objects to follow a curved path.
What is the coriolis effect?
400
Due to ash covering the sky, the earth cools slightly.
What happens to the temperature when a volcano erupts?
400
Mass x gravity (9.8) x height
How do you calculate gravitational potential energy?
500
Energy=Mass x Speed of light ^2 Albert Einstein
Who wrote this famous equation and what does it mean? E=MC^2
500
E=MC^2
What is the formula that contradicts the first law of thermodynamics? Also famous equation.
500
Winds blow out of high pressure cells and curve to the right, creating clockwise circulation: Winds blow into low pressure cells and curves to the left creating a counter clockwise rotation.
What are the differences between cyclones and anti-cyclones?
500
Minnesota is warmer, more precipitation, birds have to migrate further north and less south.
What evidence is there of climate change in Minnesota?
500
1/2 mass x velocity^2
How do you calculate kinetic energy?
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