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Cards In This Set
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A really cold winter is proof that global warming is a hoax?
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False
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A release of methane hydrates or clathrates (same thing) would lower global temperatures by reflecting incoming sunlight?
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False
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by about how much in the past century?
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100 ppm
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is at an all-time high?
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False
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During the last 800,000 years, northern hemisphere glaciations have occurred about how often?
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Every 100,000 years
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Earth gets more total sunlight when eccentricity is high?
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True
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Faster plate spreading rates at mid-ocean ridges are a likely cause of higher sea level in the past?
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True
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For the same slope, would shear stress be greater on...
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Earth
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From which direction does the wind in MN usually come
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West
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Ice ages are common throughout Earth's history?
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False
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Mass wasting is an important process on rocky (i.e., sediment poor) shorelines?
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True
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Mean annual temperature in the northern hemisphere has increased by about how much in the last century?
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.5C
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Milankovitch hypothesized that ice ages developed when winters are coldest?
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False
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One can discern the direction of longshore drift by examining the amount of sand on the two sides of a jetty or groin?
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True
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Output of the Sun is effectively constant?
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False
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