1
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What does the changes in the distribution of sea ice and snow cover affect?
A
The albedo and the feedback to regional and global temperatures.
2
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What does the changes in the amount of glaciers affect?
A
Global sea level
3
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What does the metling of Permafrost affect?
A
Realeses greenhouse gases to the atmosphere
4
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What does the process of sea ice formation affect?
A
Increase the salinity of the surface ocean
5
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What does the change in salinity affect?
A
Ocean density, bottom water formation and deep ocean circulation.
6
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What are 2 important fresh water sources?
A
mountain snow cover and glaciers
7
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What is the result of having polar ice caps on Earth and NO polar ice caps on Earth?
A
No polar ice caps = Much warmer climate
Polar ice caps = colder climate
8
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A
Geosystem
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