1.Climate Climate • The general condition of temperature and precipitation for an area for an extended period of time. • The climate of any region of the world is determined…
1. • EARTH IN SPACE 2. Artist's concept of the solar system. Shown are the orbits of the planets, Earth being the third planet from the Sun, and the other planets…
1. Big volcanic eruptions can change the Earth’s climate.Small eruptions have no effect – the eruption needs to be very large and explosive.Volcanic eruptions produce…
1. Artist's concept of the solar system. Shown are the orbits of the planets, Earth being the third planet from the Sun, and the other planets and their relative sizes…
Slide 1EARTH IN SPACE Slide 2 Artist's concept of the solar system. Shown are the orbits of the planets, Earth being the third planet from the Sun, and the other planets…
Slide 11) planets move on epicycles. 2) planets orbit the Sun in the same direction. 3) Earth moves faster in its orbit. 4) they are closer than Uranus. 5) they rotate quickly…
Slide 1 Lecture 8: Orbital Variation and Insolation Change (Chapter 7) Slide 2 Earth’s revolution around the sun on the ecliptic Orbit Today Slide 3 Tilt of the earth’s…
Lecture 15 Defining climate, climate controls Climate classification Past climates Historical climate paleoclimate Data and mechanism for change Climate, the collective state…