Oceanic co2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Plate tectonics theory that explains the: - movement of the continents - changes in Earth's crust caused by internal forces Plates rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle - move along the hot upper mantle - make up the lithosphere Brainpower 0:05 / 0:15 Divergence - 2 plates move away from each other - hot mantle rock rises - creates new sea floor - creates new oceanic crust (2-10 cm per yr) -Mid-Atlantic Convergence - crust collides with another oceanic plat...

Cumulative Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Specific processes must take place within the cell for protein synthesis to occur. Which occurs during translation but not during transcription? A DNA template is used to create an mRNA strand. A tRNA template is used to create a DNA strand. A tRNA template is used to create an mRNA strand. An mRNA template is used to create an amino acid chain. - Answer-An mRNA template is used to create an amino acid chain. Stella wants to te...

Clemson Geology 1010 - Exam #1 Latest Update Rated A principles claims something that has been proven - known to all as correct scientific method observation, questions, hypothesis, collect data, and evaluation hypothesis educated guess; "if-then" statement. needs to be testable; be predictive theories hypothesis but now has a lot of data supporting it; tested for years law essentially correct (always an exception) geology study of earth catastrophism everything was caused by 6 catastrop...

APES Unit 1 Test FRQ's, AP Environmental Science-Unit 1 QuizDescribe a biological process by which carbon is removed from the atmosphere and converted to organic molecules. - correct answer Photosynthesis- In Photosynthesis, plants take in CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into glucose/complex carbohydrates. Describe a biological process by which carbon is converted from organic molecules to a gas and returned to the atmosphere. - correct answer A biological process in which carbon is c...

APES Mock Exam Review Questions and Answers Fully Solved The majority of commercial energy in the world comes from... Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas Biomass energy is... ~Created when biomass is being burned or oxidized ~Renewable ~Includes wood, waste, alcohol fuels, green waste, food waste, biodegradable municipal solid waste ~Used for cooking and keeping warm in less-developed countries where electricity is not as widespread First Law of Thermodynamics Energy involved in any ...

CHAPTER 3—ECOSYSTEMS: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY WORK? MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Scientists estimate that tropical rain forests contain up to half of the earth’s land plants and animal species. What percentage of the world’s land surface do tropical rain forests cover? a. 2 b. 4 c. 8 d. 10 e. 12 ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 3-0 Core Case Study: Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New 2. The disappearance of the tropical rain forests is an import...

What percent of the planet is covered by the ocean - 71% of the planet is covered by the ocean What percent of the oxygen from photosynthesis is produced in the ocean - 70-80% HMS Challenger - First comprehensive survey of the world's oceans (except the Arctic)-> The first major oceanographic expedition What are the four Major Ocean Basins - Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic The differences between the two hemispheres - Northern Hemisphere: most land masses Southern Hemisphere: "Sou...

WX 201 Final ERAU Exam Questions and Answers The Atmosphere aerosol (a.k.a. particulates) rain, drizzle, fog, snow, ice crystals, cloud droplets Permanent gas Nitrogen [N2]=78% Oxygen [02]=21% Others (Ar, Ne, He, Kr, H)=1% Variable gas [H2O] -0 to 4% (highly variable) -Most abundant variable gas• [CO2] -0.039% and rising [O3] -Highly variable, reactive gas -Upper atmosphere: protects life from UV light -Occurs naturally, absorbs harmful ultraviolet light from sun ...

Marine Science 111 Final exam study guide (CCU | questions and answers | 2023/24 False - The earth has a greater polar circumference than equatorial circumference. (True/false) True - The Earth`s early atmosphere had much CO2 but little O2, where today it contains little CO2 and more O2 (t/f) False - There is much more water contained in rivers and lakes than in ground water on this planet. (T/F) False - Determination of latitude requires that time be kept very accurately. (T/F) F...

Geology 310T Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A The Earth is being - Altered by humans We call this influence - Anthropogenic Examples of anthropogenic influences Pollution, deforestation, urban heat islands, animal extinction, changing water flow, melting ice, ocean acidification Keeling Curve Graph that plots the ongoing change of CO2 concentration in Earth's atmosphere. It shows the life cycle of trees "breathing" in small squiggly oscillations. Keeling Curve is evidence for - Globa...