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Terms & Properties of Matter
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Properties of Matter: Oxygen in our atmosphere is...

Gas

100

What is the cryosphere?

All frozen water on Earth all ice

100

Energy or Matter? Sunlight, Infrared light, heat are examples of...

Energy

100

Hydro

Water

100
How do Microbeads work?

Little silica beads that are spread over the surface of glaciers and ice to reflect (albedo) sunlight back into the atmosphere to slow down ice melt.

200

Define Permafrost.

Frozen soil and water in artic climates.

200

Define atmosphere?

Made up of invisible gases that surround Earth that we breath.

200

This scenario would be considered...

Open

200

Cryo

Ice

200

Feedback Loops: Exercising and running causing you to sweat and bring down your internal temperature is an example a...

Negative Feedback Loop.

300

What is a surface or material with a high albedo?

White paper, White painted car, fresh snow, etc.

300

What is hydrosphere?

All water on earth 

300

Energy or Matter? Snow, rocks, CO2, Ocean water, Nitrogen gas, and oxygen are examples of...

Matter

300

bio

Life 

300

How does the Berm solution work?

Gathering up ocean floor material to build up the ice fjord sill near the Ilulisat Glacier, cover it in concrete, and stop the flow of warm water to the glacier.

400

What is an example of a material that has a low albedo?

Black paper, black car, dirty snow, etc.

400

What is biosphere?

All living things on Earth

400

Open or closed? Earth...

Closed
400

Geo

Rock

400

Feedback Loop: CO2 building up in our atmosphere from human actions causing atmospheric temperatures to rise is an example of a...

Positive Feedback Loop

500

Properties of Matter? Water is...

Liquid

500

What is geosphere?

Rocky solid part of Earth

500

Closed or open? Our solar system would be considered a...

Open 

500

Atmo

Gas

500

Wager! Feedback Loop: Suns energy on dirty snow (low albedo), causing more snow to melt.

Positive Feedback Loop