1. Why is there a faster build up of heat at the North Pole?
2. How does the Earth redistribute heat from the equator to the poles?
3. What carry the heat out of the Gulf Stream over to Western Europe?
4. Up in the North Atlantic, what pulls the warm surface currents back south?
5. What happened in North America and Europe at the end of the last ice age?
6. What does "we'll be up to our neck in owls" mean?
7. Why are the migratory birds in Netherlands in trouble?
8. What's the pine beetle problem?
9. What happened to ice shelf Larsen B in 2002?
10. Why do the citizens of the Pacific nations have all had to evacuate to New Zealand?
11. What happens to the crevasses in the middle of Greenland?
12. Why do the maps of the world will have to be redrawn?
13. If Greenland or West Antarctica broke up and melted, what will happen to the sea level?
14. In what aspects has the population growth put more pressure on the Earth?
2007-06-14 22:02:03 · 6 answers · asked by Crystella 1 in Environment ➔ Global Warming
I assume this is a homework assignment. You might have better results posting this in Homework help.
2007-06-18 05:19:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This looks very much like your homework so instead of answering I'll provide some clues (they're not the answers so please don't copy them as you won't get any marks)
1 - Albedo
2 - Convection
3 - Thermohaline Circulation
4 - Density
5 - Glaciation
6 - No idea
7 - Habitat destruction
8 - Insect infestation
9 - Broke off
10 - Inundation
11 - Contraction and expansion
12 - Sea levels
13 - Rise by ??? feet
14 - Resources
2007-06-15 10:55:42 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally... it looks like your tin hat needs a new lead liner.
2007-06-15 05:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like youre not fooling anyone. Study harder, surf less!
2007-06-15 05:10:11 · answer #4 · answered by Knowledgewise J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha, like i'm really gonna answer 14 questions...do your own homework.
2007-06-15 05:05:45 · answer #5 · answered by gnomus12 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nice try, do your own homework
2007-06-19 00:21:18 · answer #6 · answered by mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋