Posted on October 4, 2022
Carbon dioxide and ocean acidification based on temperature
Earth ScienceAsked by: Sean Villarreal How does ocean temperature affect ocean acidification? The rate at which water absorbs CO2 decreases as water temperature increases. This means that polar regions like Alaska, where ocean water is relatively cold, can take up more CO2 than the warmer tropics. How are ocean temperatures and CO2 emissions related? In the
Posted on October 4, 2022
How much carbon in the surface ocean
Earth ScienceAsked by: Sean Villarreal around 38,000 gigatons38,000 gigatons (Gt) of carbon (1 gigaton = 1 billion tons), contains 16 times as much carbon as the terrestrial biosphere, that is all plant and the underlying soils on our planet, and around 60 times as much as the pre-industrial atmosphere, i.e., at a time before people began
Posted on October 4, 2022
How do upper-level cyclones and anticyclones affect surface level winds?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Tierra Gardner How do cyclones and anticyclones affect the weather? Areas of high pressure are called anticyclones, whilst low pressure areas are known as cyclones or depressions. Each brings with it different weather patterns. Anticyclones typically result in stable, fine weather, with clear skies whilst depressions are associated with cloudier, wetter, windier conditions.
Posted on October 4, 2022
Can air be slowed down by Fricton?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Tierra Gardner Does friction work on air? How Does Friction Work? When an object moves through air, the air closest to the object’s surface is dragged along with it, pulling or rubbing at the air that it passes. This rubbing exerts a force on the object opposite to the direction of motion—friction drag.
Posted on October 4, 2022
Difference between climatology and meteorology only
Earth ScienceAsked by: Michelle Carter Differences Between Climatology and Meteorology Climatology deals with long term atmospheric behavior over a significant period time whereas meteorology deals with atmospheric phenomena at any time and over short time intervals lasting no more than a few days. What is the difference between meteorology and climatology? Meteorology focuses on short-term weather
Posted on October 4, 2022
How do we know the asteroids formed at the same time as earth?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Frank Dahlkemper The fact that the overwhelming majority of celestial objects within our solar system orbit in a like manner (same direction as the Sun’s rotation) is observational evidence that they formed at about the same time from the same processes. How do we know what asteroids are made of? While in orbit,