1-10 year
How does ocean water mix vertically?
cold water sink down, and hot water goes up
how much did the average global temperature increase since the last 100 years in Fahrenheit?
1.4' F
how much does the earth tilt on its axis?
23.5 degrees
Where is the troposphere warmest?
Closer to the Earth, because the Earth's surface absorbs the sun's heat and radiates it back into the atmosphere
On average sea Levels will rise by how many feet by 2100?
4
What accounts for the thorough mixing of deep-water masses?
Significant vertical movement
What is the number one cause of Global Warming?
Greenhouse effect.
Day and Night is caused by?
Three gases comprise 99.96% of the volume of the dry atmosphere:
- Nitrogen 78.08%
- Oxygen 20.95%
- Argon .93%
When does the Paris Agreement go into affect? what year?
the year 2020
how long does ocean water travel?
Ocean water sinks and travels the ocean basin for some 500-2000 years
What is greenhouse effect?
When gasses in atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet.
How does most of the earth's carbon dioxide enter the atmosphere?
by burning fossil fuels
Layers of the Atmosphere (What happens to pressure)
-Atmospheric pressure is highest at sea level and decrease as you go up.
- Closer to Earth, air molecules are pushed together due to the pressure of the mass of air above them.
what is the average estimated temperature increase for the next century?
2.5 to 10 Fahrenheit
Mount Merapi errupted in 2010 in Indonesia, which caused concerns for both climate and human health. What chemical, measured in Dobson units, did it release?
Sulfur Dioxide
How much have the sea levels risen in the past 100 years?
7 inches
What is an energy-rich substance formed from the remains of organisms?
fossil fuels
What would happen to bacteria if the percentage of nitrogen decreased in the atmosphere?
-bacteria would not be able to convert enough for other organisms
When was the Paris Agreement adopted? And where was is adopted?
December 12, 2015 in Paris
What are the 5 major ocean currents?
What does the carbon intensity measure?
CO2 produced per dollar of gross domestic product.
How does the Earth's atmosphere keep the Earth warm?
Through the greenhouse effect, which is the trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere.
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Water vapor affects ________________________.
The absorption of radiation from the sun
What is environmental degradation?.
its the destruction of earth ecosystem\stem and and depletion of its resources.