Understanding Earth's Uniqueness: GPH 111 Lab Practical Guide

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2/21/24, 1:34 AM Unit 1 Introduction: LabPractical Unique Earth (2 points): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298402 1/4 Unit 1 Introduction: LabPractical Unique Earth (2 points) Due No due date Points 2 Questions 4 Time Limit None Instructions Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 4 minutes 2 out of 2 Score for this quiz: 2 out of 2 Submitted Feb 21 at 1:34am This attempt took 4 minutes.  Question 1 0.5 / 0.5 pts This lab practical require that you have watched the GPH 111 lecture on Earth as a Unique System (see link with all the rest of the lecture). You will be asked to watch a video that relates to different aspects of Earth's uniqueness that are discussed in the lecture. You will be given some background and then you will have to answer a multiple-choice question linking the video to some aspect of Earth's uniqueness as a planetary system. In the GPH 111 lecture, Earth as a Unique System, you learned about many different aspects of the planet Earth. Please watch (or even skim) this video of what happens to boiling water when it is thrown off a balcony in Siberia in winter (http://links.asu.edu/111LP_UniqueSiberiaBoiling) .

2/21/24, 1:34 AM Unit 1 Introduction: LabPractical Unique Earth (2 points): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298402 2/4 Water in the gas phase can turn directly to solid water and releases 680 calories per gram. Correct! All of the other answers are correct, and hence this is the best answer. The phase change of water from liquid to ice releases 80 calories per gram. Earth hosts all three phases of water (liquid, gas, solid) This video of boiling water thrown off a balconey in Siberia in winter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKMNSvpB9dY) shows that the planet Earth hosts water as a gas, as a liquid (that is boiling), and then as a solid. The solid ice involves two types of phase changes. The liquid water changes to ice, and also the gaseous water changes to ice. When there is a phase change to ice -- this requires energy. The slide in the lecture indicates that 80 cal/g are released when water freezes and 680 calories are released when gas turns to a solid.  Question 2 0.5 / 0.5 pts Earth's ozone layer in the stratosphere explains the faint sun hypothesis. Earth's magnetosphere explains the faint sun hypothesis. Correct! Rock decay on Earth led to the absorption of carbon dioxide in the products of rock weathering. Put another way, limestone and dolomite rocks contain carbonate. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) thus store carbon dioxide. Over very long periods of time, the slow decrease in carbon dioxide could have kept the Earth from overheating as the sun gradually increased its output. Earth's ozone layer in the ionosphere explains the faint sun hypothesis Question: What aspect of Earth's system is illustrated in this video? Select the best answer. In the GPH 111 lecture, Earth as a Unique System, you learned about many different aspects of the planet Earth - including how Earth maintained its temperature favorable for life throughout its history. This is a shorter article - (http://www.asu.edu/courses/gph111/SyllabusInfo/FaintSun.html) needing logon: gph111 and password: gaia (This is a better, but longer article (https://asu.instructure.com/assessment_questions/12982667/files/25702724/download? verifier=pX9ZAGetpCEvn6Vn4o8v4vgCyWhVzPplXiMURyOz&wrap=1) (https://asu.instructure.com/assessment_questions/12982667/files/25702724/download? verifier=pX9ZAGetpCEvn6Vn4o8v4vgCyWhVzPplXiMURyOz&download_frd=1) ), HOW DID EARTH MAINtAIN A FAIRLY EVEN TEMPERATURE FAVORABLE FOR LIFE THROGHOUT ITS HISTORY. Select the best answer.

2/21/24, 1:34 AM Unit 1 Introduction: LabPractical Unique Earth (2 points): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298402 3/4 The articles explain about the Faint Young Sun Paradox, giving more detail than that provided in lecture.  Question 3 0.5 / 0.5 pts Correct! changes in the location of water on Earth changes to plate tectonic major earthquakes there have been no recent changes to Earth's axis of rotation; it is all just disinformation from scientists changes in the location of humans moving to urban centers The research is pretty complicated, dealing with melting of glaciers and shifting of the location of the water in its liquid form. However, at the most basic level, the location of water has changed due to glacial melting, and its very possible that this has been due to human activities. Please do not lose any sleep at night over this!  Question 4 0.5 / 0.5 pts Earth's particular gravitty Earth's magnetosphere Earth's ozone layer Correct! The topic of drifts in the rotational axis of Earth is one of many topics that just cannot be squeezed into the GPH 111 Earth as a Unique System lecture. There's just so much special about Earth. There's a pool of questions where students are given questions randomly ... and you have lucked out. You get to read a bit about very recent changes in the rotational axis of Earth. There's a popular story written up nicely by a journalist (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/files/77690546?wrap=1) , and there's a nerdy research article written up poorly by scientist (https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/files/77690549?wrap=1) . Pick one and give the best answer to this question. Why has the rotational axis of the Earth changed in the last few decades? In the GPH 111 lecture, Earth as a Unique System, you learned about many different aspects of the planet that are unique in our solar system. Please watch (or even skim) this video of stormscapes (http://links.asu.edu/111LP_UniqueStormscapes) -- focusing on the clouds. Question: What unique aspect of Earth's system is displyed in this stunning video?

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2/21/24, 1:34 AM Unit 1 Introduction: LabPractical Unique Earth (2 points): GPH 111: Intro to Physical Geography (2024 Spring - A) https://canvas.asu.edu/courses/172892/quizzes/1298402 4/4 Earth's liquid water Towards the start of the Earth as a unique system presentation, the nature of Earth's liquid water was emphasized. While other bodies in the solar system contain solid water, the fact that Earth is dominated by liquid water (clouds, oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater) is a critical aspect of our planet's habitability. Liquid water facilitates the biochemical reactions that allow life. Quiz Score: 2 out of 2

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