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Atmosphere 1- Insolation & Earths Energy Balance - Sarah Greene
What is a system,
What are 2 examples of systems ge...,
What is an isolated system
61
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Composition of the atmosphere
What is the structure of the atom,
What are the charges of protons n...,
What is the diameter of most atoms
71
cards
Lithosphere 1- plate tectonics
What is plate tectonics,
How many major tectonic plates ar...,
What are the 3 types of plate bou...
70
cards
Lithosphere 1 - the Wilson cycle
What did wilson produce in 1968,
What are the three tectonic cycle...,
What are the 3 stages of ocean cl...
64
cards
Lithosphere 1- rock cycle
How are igneous rocks formed,
How do sedimentary rocks form,
How do metamorphic rocks form
14
cards
Sedimentology
What is sedimentology,
What is controlling the growth ra...,
What does alluvial mean
47
cards
Weathering and soils
What is weathering,
What is mechanical weathering,
What is chemical weathering
61
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Atmosphere 2- How does it work?
What will the solar rays be like ...,
What,
How much more energy does the equ...
34
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Atmosphere 2- connections
What is a typical large scale exa...,
What three ways is the climate af...,
What is the effect of monsoons on...
33
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Atmosphere 3 - Case-Study from Earth’s past: Insolation control of Monsoons
Who was henrich barth,
What does the sahara cave art depict,
What are the 2 hypothesis for how...
22
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Cryosphere 1- introduction
What are the main general parts o...,
What are the timescales for lifet...,
What are the 2 present day ice sh...
72
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Cryosphere 2- connections
How thick was the ice sheet over ...,
What was the extent of the lauren...,
What does lgm stand for
25
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Cryosphere 3- Case-studies – ice-sheet influence on ocean currents and heat transport
What causes the release of heat f...,
What is responsible for heat move...,
What is one of the main ocean dri...
35
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Hydrosphere 1 session 1
What are the connections between ...,
What are the connections between ...,
Why does gas exchange occur betwe...
21
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Hydrosphere 1 session 2
What are the 2 main drivers of oc...,
What are the 2 main types of ocea...,
What are surface currents driven by
25
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Hydrosphere 2 session 1
What factors are there to note wi...,
When did measurements for the kee...,
What was the carbon mystery
24
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Hydrosphere 2 session 2
How can liquid water be described,
What does the electrical charge w...,
What does the loose h bond in liq...
35
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Biosphere 1
What is homeostasis,
What is the structure like in life,
What is reproduction
77
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Biosphere 2
What are some of the limits to life,
What are the upper and lower limi...,
What is the maximum pressure life...
33
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Sedimentary practical's (pre-reading)
What are poorly sorted sediments,
What are well sorted sediments,
How does rounding occur
187
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Biosphere 3
What is genetic diversity,
What is ecosystem diversity,
What is taxonomic species diversity
56
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Permian Triassic Mass Extinction - PTME
What is taxa,
What is extinction,
What is an extirpation
83
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Anthroposphere 1
What geology does the blue swoosh...,
What states does the blue swoosh ...,
Besides just geology what else do...
46
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The Anthropocene: past, present and future predictions
Who originally proposed the anthr...,
What did paul crutzen call the an...,
What fossils of humans might ther...
38
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