D. Scholar Geography 1 November 11, 2012 Test Corrections #1 Question: Which atmospheric heating process involves the emission of energy from an object? Correct Answer: E) Radiation My Answer: D) Why it’s Wrong: Radiation is the right answer because it has much stronger. It’s stronger than transmission, scattering, reflection and absorption. A good example would be: if your wearing a black shirt out in the sun you would be much hotter than if you’re wearing a white shirt. The black shirt would also fade over time because the suns rays would eat up the shirt.
Phenomena on the Sun’s surface | 1. Prominences, solar flares and sunspots are examples of phenomena that occur on the surface of the sun. 2. These phenomena are believed to occur because of the changes in the magnetic field of the sun. Prominences 1.
2. (a)Were latitude the only control of temperature, the isotherms would run straight across the maps from east to west. Describe one region of the world where this hypothetical isotherm pattern is actually observed: The region of the world in near the equator. (b)Why is the hypothetical pattern seen here? It falls in the tropical zones.
Global mean surface temperature anomaly increasing Glacier retreat in various parts of the world: an environmental temperature proxy Keeling Curve - recorded in Mauna Loa, HI Changes in CO2 lead to warmer temperature? Depends on the radiation budget of the atmosphere which explains solar energy sources and sinks the planet 1. The Keeling Curve 2. Black Body Radiation 3. Ocean Conveyor Circulation 4.
Hawaii is more expensive without including the activities to do. Alaska has more to offer with the pretty landscape and Northern lights. In Alaska the hotel is closer to more things to do, you wouldn't have to spend half the day driving to your destination, like you would in Hawaii. Alaska is very different, the sun isn't like how you see it in other states. The sun in Alaska is only out for a couple hours a day, and it only rises about half way up in the sky, unlike Hawaii where the sun is the same as every other state .Hawaii does have a better temperature overall, but Alaska is so different from Hawaii that I feel it would make for a better vacation that you will remember more.
However, if the planet's carbon cycle has ceased due to lack of oceans and plate tectonics, Kepler-22b may turn out to be a searing, sterile super-Venus. Climate and habitability The average distance from Kepler-22b to its host star Kepler-22 is about 15% less than the distance from Earth to the Sun but the luminosity (light output) of Kepler-22 is about 25% less than that of the Sun. This combination of a shorter average distance from the star and a lower stellar luminosity are consistent with a moderate surface temperature at that distance if we assume that the surface is not subject to extreme greenhouse heating. If the planet is found to move in a highly elliptical orbit, its surface temperature will vary from a higher temperature when close to Kepler-22 to lower when further away. If the orbit is indeed highly elliptical, then the temperature variance range will be extreme.
Sunspots can be quite small ([IMAGE]1500 km diameter), and reach sizes up to 50000 km. While it is known that the darker appearance of the umbra and penumbra is due to their lower temperatures, the sharpness of the boundaries between the umbra and penumbra, and between the penumbra and photosphere, is a phenomenon that is not yet properly understood. While sunspots, especially large ones, can be fairly long-lived (their lifetimes being measured in weeks and months), they do eventually disappear, often by successive fragmentation into smaller and smaller sunspots. Likewise, sunspots do not suddenly appear fully grown, but usually show up as small structures, irregularly shaped and usually without a penumbra (darker structures without penumbra are
When comparing a star's brightness from Earth, it will always appear dimmer than the Sun. This is due in large part to Earth's close proximity to the Sun. Comparing the sun's brightness to Capella's from Earth is unfair because Capella is actually made up of four separate stars. The two yellow giants that make up Capella are quite similar to the Sun. All three stars are yellow giants and give off a similar color of light.
To what extent do urban areas modify their climate? Urban areas continually try and modify their climate in a number of ways, although it can sometimes been seen as difficult and ineffective. Firstly urban heat islands can be seen to increase climates therefore urban areas are repeatedly trying to reduce the effects of them. Urban Heat Island refers to the tendency for a city or town to remain warmer than its surroundings, by as much as 10 degrees or more. This effect is caused mostly by the lack of vegetation and soil moisture in urban areas, which would normally use the absorbed sunlight to evaporate water as part of photosynthesis, which is known as a process is called evaportranspiration.
So CO2 emissions must be reduced. But we used to have periods of higher average temperatures. Besides, these emissions don’t stimulate crop growth. What is more, it is reported that the Arctic is warming 2 or 3 times faster than other ecosystems. The ice in Greenland is disappearing.