ENVIRSC 3CC3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lead, C4 Carbon Fixation, Isotopes Of Nitrogen
5 Dec 2015
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Enviro sci 3cc3 - climate & weather: test #1 material. Climate: a broad composite of the average condition of a region and its measure by. Temperature scales: scientists use the celsius and the kelvin scale to measure climate change, conversion equations: tc = 0. 55 (tf-32), tf = 1. 8tc+32, fahrenheit (f, kelvin (k, celsius (c) Geological time and climate change: the earth is 4. 5 billion years old, early earth (elements magazine) Learning this by looking at rocks and minerals. How scientists study climate change: interactive combination of observation and theory. Father and analyze data from climatic archives (chapter 3: scientists occasionally come up with a new hypothesis from their research. Generally regarded as close approximations to the truth: the two great revolutions in knowledge of earth history: Components of the climate system: air, water, ice, land, and vegetation, the processes at work: precipitation, evaporation, and wind. From the warm tropics to polar regions.
