9/3 Step 1 Feedback Loop Warm Up AP
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As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise:• The temperature of Earth rises --> The rate of photosynthesis in plants increases --> More carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures
As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise:
• The temperature of Earth rises --> The rate of photosynthesis in plants increases --> More carbon dioxide is therefore removed from the atmosphere by plants, reducing the greenhouse effect and reducing global temperatures
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As Earth warms:• Ice cover melts, exposing soil or water --> Albedo decreases --> More energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface --> Global temperature rises --> More ice melts
As Earth warms:
• Ice cover melts, exposing soil or water --> Albedo decreases --> More energy is absorbed by Earth’s surface --> Global temperature rises --> More ice melts
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As Earth warms, polar ice caps melt releasing large numbers of icebergs into oceans:• Warm ocean currents, such as Gulf Stream, are disrupted by additional freshwater input into the ocean --> Reduced transfer of energy to poles reduces the temperature at high latitudes -->Ice sheets reform and icebergs retreat --> Warm currents are re-established
As Earth warms, polar ice caps melt releasing large numbers of icebergs into oceans:
• Warm ocean currents, such as Gulf Stream, are disrupted by additional freshwater input into the ocean --> Reduced transfer of energy to poles reduces the temperature at high latitudes -->Ice sheets reform and icebergs retreat --> Warm currents are re-established
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What does albedo have to do with feedback loops?
What does albedo have to do with feedback loops?