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The hydrosphere
What percentage of earths heat bu...,
What percentage of water is ocean,
Where is most freshwater stored
30
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The motion of the ocean
What determines the size of a wave,
How does the energy of a wave dis...,
What is stokes drift
26
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Intro to planet ocean
How much longer on average does t...,
How much more heat does the ocean...,
How fast are waves in comparison ...
17
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Into the Abyss
How is the ocean stratified,
What is the thermocline,
What is the pycnocline
30
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The earth system
Who took the iconic image of the ...,
What is scientific reductionism,
What is an isolated system
13
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Energy
What is energy,
What is internal energy,
What is work
24
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Matter
What are phases,
What factor affects the rate of c...,
What is the most common state in ...
34
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Tectonic Cycle
Explain the magnetism of the eart...,
Why do different parts of plates ...,
Do plates with more continental o...
21
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Shaping the surface
What is geomorphology,
Give the 5 main factors that shap...,
What does equifinality mean
22
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Making earth habitable
Why do other planets in our solar...,
Name two planets that have lots o...,
What is all the energy in to the ...
13
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Climate change
What are paleoclimates,
What is a proxy,
Give 3 examples of proxies
34
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Introducing the atmosphere
Describe composition of the atmos...,
What is the world s oldest and pr...,
What was the concentration of co2...
31
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The Atmosphere in motion
Give the five main weather variables,
Does wind contain lots or little ...,
From which pressure gradient to w...
37
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Intro to physical geography
Name three main components of phy...,
When did geography change from be...,
What is the role of physical geog...
9
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Structuring the biosphere: energy
Name four processes that solar in...,
What two factors lead to uneven a...,
How does energy limit the abundan...
16
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Structuring the biosphere: biogeography
What processes turn atoms to life...,
In what form is carbon in plants,
What two sources can energy for l...
22
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Global Rivers
What percentage of freshwater is ...,
Where is the majority of liquid s...,
Explain why rivers are important
28
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Coasts as energy buffers
What proportion of the world live...,
How long are spring neap cycles,
When are the equinoxes
21
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Biogeography
What is biogeography,
What are biogeographic realms or ...,
What is biogeography a combinatio...
46
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The Anthropocene
How does poverty impact on the en...,
Give malthus argument on poverty ...,
What factor helped to initiate an...
29
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Resources and hoomans
Give two early examples of fossil...,
Compare old and new perspectives ...,
How should renewable resources be...
16
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