An internal forcing mechanism is a factor in Earth's atmosphere or on Earth that affects the climate. An External Forcing mechanism is a factor that is present, past the atmosphere. (ie. Axis tilt, distance form the Sun, solar storms)
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Yep, your turn.embokim wrote:An internal forcing mechanism is a factor in Earth's atmosphere or on Earth that affects the climate. An External Forcing mechanism is a factor that is present, past the atmosphere. (ie. Axis tilt, distance form the Sun, solar storms)
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Okay, let's keep this marathon rolling.
Fill in the blanks: Earth's axial tilt varies between ___° and ___° with a period of roughly ______ years.
Fill in the blanks: Earth's axial tilt varies between ___° and ___° with a period of roughly ______ years.
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Yeah, that's off.Unome wrote:21-24 degrees over 24,000 years
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Correct, your turn.XturtleX wrote:Not sure how to hide this but... 22.1 to 24.5 over a 41000 year cycle called obliquity and is a factor if the milankovitch cycles.
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It's driven by differences in density due to different water temperatures and salinities in ocean water, forming a large global "conveyor belt." It goes to the equator because the density is higher at the poles and salinity is slightly lower at the equator than its surroundings.
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