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| What are long term atmospheric conditions in a region? |
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What includes interactions of the following?:
—Atmosphere
—Hydrosphere
—Geosphere
—Biosphere
—Cryosphere |
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| What are exchanges of energy and moisture between Earth's five spheres? |
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| What are configurations of external factors that the Earth climate system responds to? |
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| What can modify impact of change in external factors on system? |
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| Internal feedback processes |
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| What enhances initial change? |
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| What Counteracts Initial Change? |
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| What are climates of the past? |
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| What is indirect evidence using natural recorders of climate variability? |
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| What are examples of Proxy Data? |
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Oceanic deposits
Remnant landforms
Ice cores
Coral reefs
Pollen (past vegetation)
Tree rings
Historical documents |
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| What is indicated by wide tree rings? |
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| The tree grew a lot that year. |
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| What is indicated by skinny tree rings? |
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| The tree didn't grow a lot that year. |
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| What is the best type of Proxy Data that can give you a good idea of temperature and green house gas amounts of a time? |
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