Calculate values for the total heat capacity of the atmosphere, the world's oceans, and the top-most 60 meters of the world's oceans. you need to calculate the total mass first. to do this for the atmosphere assume the surface pressure to be constant at 1000 hpa.

discuss the relative amount of energy needed to warm the atmosphere, the ocean, and the topmost 60 meters of the oceans by 1 k.

relate the amount energy needed for a 1 k warming to the incoming solar radiation (1370 w/m2) to find a timescale for how long this might take to reach this warming.

discuss the limitations of your approach.

Computer models can scientists predict weather. some computer models can show the predicted path of hurricanes. what other events could a computer model warn us of? a) undersea earthquakes , tornadoes, and avalanches b) tornadoes c) avalanches d) undersea earthquakes

You are a scientist who has been sent on a special mission to study plants and animals in south asia! your destination is an important forest in eastern india. you need to travel to 17°n latitude and 83°e longitude.

Scientist: cross-sections of stalactites—calcite formations deposited on cave ceilings by seeping water—can reveal annual variations in rainfall in particular areas over hundreds and thousands of years. we often found that when—according to these cross-sections—drought occurred in a particular area, it coincided with the collapse of an ancient society in that area. i hypothesize that drought reduced agricultural productivity in these areas, thereby leaving these societies without the resources needed to handle internal stresses and external threats. which of the following, if true, would most weaken the support for the scientist's hypothesis? a. many droughts indicated in the cross-sections of stalactites do not correspond with the collapse of a society in that area. b. information from the cross-sections of stalactites alone cannot reveal the level of agricultural output in an area at a particular time. c. most of the societies that collapsed during droughts did so when internal power struggles coincided with military raids from neighboring societies. d. most of the societies that collapsed during droughts maintained large stockpiles of food and water at the time of their collapse. e. information from stalactites also suggests that the collapse of some societies coincided with periods of abnormally high rainfall.