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Decks in this class (24)
L1: The Gaia Hypothesis
What is the aim of earth system s...,
How old is the planet 2,
Why are humans only partially res...
14
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L2: Origins of The Earth
What is the age of the earths rel...,
When was earth formed 2,
How was earth formed 3
38
cards
L3: Organic Evolution
What is the meaning of hominid 1,
When was the cambrian explosion 2,
What was the cambrian explosion 3
19
cards
L4: Earth Subsystems
How many subsystems make up the e...,
What are the 5 subsystems that ma...,
What defines the outer boundary o...
20
cards
L5: Natural Systems and Feedbacks
Are natural systems almost always...,
What defines an open system 2,
What are throughputs 3
39
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L6: Feedback Relationships and Response Times
Is albedo an example of a positiv...,
What is albedo 2,
What is insolation 3
61
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L7: The Lithosphere
Who wrote the work entitled the o...,
What did alfred wegner discover d...,
What did alfred wegener propose 3
43
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L8: The Atmosphere
What are the components of the ea...,
What is incoming radiation 2,
What is outgoing radiation 3
68
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L9: The Hydrosphere and Cryosphere
What was agreed by all parties at...,
How many degrees of warming above...,
How can we achieve emissions targ...
57
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L10: The Biosphere
What is the biosphere 1,
Why is there enhanced primary pro...,
Where is an example of the earth ...
46
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L14: Orbital 1: Days, Years, Seasons
How many planets orbit the sun 1,
True or false earth is the only p...,
What state is the majority of wat...
50
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L15: Orbital II: The Milankovitch Hypothesis
Do planets orbit in a clockwise o...,
The earth is is the planet from t...,
Who do we associate with the very...
50
cards
L16: Orbital III: Tides
How long does it take for the ear...,
How long does it take for the moo...,
How long is a lunar month 3
57
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L17: The Oxygen Isotope Record
What are tidal oscillations encod...,
Why are cockles good records of t...,
What expresses tidal increments t...
63
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L24: Causes of CO2 Variability Over Glacial-Interglacial Timescales
What are the 3 hypothesis that ex...,
When did the current icehouse sta...,
Why don t we have co2 records fro...
36
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L25: Major Biotic Changes Through Time
What were the big 5 mass extincti...,
What was the biggest mass extinct...,
When was the terminal permian mas...
71
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L26: Hominid Evolution
Where does the evidence for homin...,
When did hominins split from othe...,
Where did the homo genus evolve a...
73
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L27: Cultural Evolution
What are the names of the 3 major...,
What is a brief timeline of the m...,
When was the holocene 3
30
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L28: The Ruddiman Hypothesis
What is another term for the rudd...,
What change did the neolithic tra...,
How did the neolithic transition ...
39
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L29: Ocean Acidification and Eutrophication
What are the 2 ways the anthropoc...,
What is the controversy surroundi...,
What are the different forms that...
29
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L30: Climate Modelling and Predictions of The Future
What are the ipcc expressions of ...,
What is observed warming being dr...,
Why is ghg warming being partiall...
18
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L31: Geoengineering
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Multiple Choice Past Quiz Questions
Which of the following atmospheri...,
When did theia collide with the e...,
Who proposed the gaia hypothesis 3
50
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Mock Exam Questions
1 which of the following geologic...,
2 which planet contains the great...,
3 at what temperature does seawat...
20
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