Lecture 19- Consequences Of Global Warming

Question 0

What is radiative forcing?

Answer 0

Net change between incoming radiation energy and outgoing radiation energy in the atmosphere

Question 1

What is albedo?

Answer 1

Extent to which an object reflects light from the sun

Question 2

What are climate models?

Answer 2

Mathematical methods used to simulate the interactions of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and ice

Question 3

How rapidly could climates shift?

Answer 3

Core data show natural shifts up to 18°F within a decade or two

Question 4

What are the physical consequences of global warning

Answer 4

Melting polar ice caps, Arctic ice caps melting, Antarctic ice cap may grow due to increased precipitation

Question 5

What is temperature dependent sex determination

Answer 5

In many species of reptile, sexthe sex of off spring is dependent on temperature at which eggs are incubated

Question 6

How will rising sea levels affect marine organisms

Answer 6

Distributions will shift in kind, vertically upward and toward the poles

Question 7

Which terrestrial animals are most vulnerable to starvation after hurricane

Answer 7

Frugivores and nectarivores because fruits and flowers are stripped from trees