What vision problem does the following eyeball have and what type of lens could correct it?
Myopia, corrected with a diverging lens (negative meniscus).
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What is an upwelling?
Upwelling is the rising of nutrients to the surface due to the strong winds blowing the surface waters.
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Provide an example of a positive feedback loop and a negative feedback loop.
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What is albedo and how is it related to climate change?
Albedo is the measure of how much light is reflected off a surface. As snow melts, more land is exposed leading to lower albedo and higher temperatures.
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Define the following and give an example for each of the following terms:
a) Incandescence
b) Phosphorescence
a) production of light due to high temperatures (ex: lava)
b) object absorbs and emits light slowly (ex: glow-in-the-dark)
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What type climate information do ice cores provide?
Amount of precipitation, presence of volcano eruption, types of isotopes in the atmosphere, types of plant/animal species
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Explain the El Nino effect. What does Canada feel?
The weakening of trade winds every 2-7 years causing the warming of surface water on the west coast of S. America. Canada experiences milder winters.
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Draw the formation of the prevailing winds on Earth.
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Draw the ray diagram for the following question and describe the image using SALT.
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Draw the ray diagram for the following question and describe the image using SALT.
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Using the figure as a template, draw a diagram to show the critical angle and total internal reflection.
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Draw the following diagram and describe the image using SALT.
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Provide three pieces of evidence supporting climate change.
1) Changes in ecosystems 2) Severe weather patterns 3) Rising sea levels