61-70 Flashcards
What is the main driver (known as the Conveyor Belt) of the global ocean circulation?
The sinking of salty water in the North Atlantic.
What is the origin of the salty surface water in the North Atlantic?
The evaporation of surface water in the Tropical Atlantic.
How may global warming lead to freezing of the New York City, like the situation in the Hollywood movie “The Day After Tomorrow”?
The melting of continental ice shelf and sea ice reduces the saltiness of the surface water in North Atlantic and stops the global ocean circulation
The polar region warms the most quickly than other regions under global change because of
the loss of albedo.
Which of the following is a consequence of the expansion of the Hadley Cell?
Some grain-producing mid-latitude regions become drier and hotter with decreased crop yield.
Which of the following is a consequence of the expansion of the Hadley Cell?
Some grain-producing mid-latitude regions become drier and hotter with decreased crop yield.
Who built the world’s first coal-fired power plant in Manhattan, New York?
Thomas Edison
In which US city suffered from the fatal smog formed by coal fires in 1948?
Donora, Pennsylvania
- Which of the following types of coal is used to provide relatively low-cost electricity in
US?
Subbituminous
Which of the following correctly arranges the energy content of the four types of coal in the descending order (i.e. the highest energy content comes first, and the least energy content comes last)?
Anthracite > Bituminous > Subbituminous > Lignite
