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Daily Review #3What can scientists learn about Earth from studying the bubbles in ice cores?You are observing an ice core sample and notice that one layer is thinner than the others and contains large amounts of ash. What caused this layer to be different from the others?What can you say about the climate that the tree in the picture to the below?

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http://www.detectingdesign.com/carbon14.html1Conclusions from PaleoclimateIndirect evidenceLast 650,000 yearsClimate changesPeriodicallyWarmerIce agesNatural causesStill at work today

http://joannenova.com.au/2009/12/carbon-rises-800-years-after-temperatures/

2How Does Our Climate compare to other similar parts of the world?What trend do you see with temperature in Denver?What trend do you see with precipitation in Denver? Why do you think Denver has the type of climate that it does?

http://drought.unl.edu/archive/climographs/DenverANC.htm3Factors that impact climateLatitudeFurther from the equator =Why?ElevationHigher elevation = Nearby waterModerates climateSummer Winter Lake effect snow/rainGreat Lakes (NY), Great Salt LakeCold air over warm waterEvaporation cloudsHeavy snow, fast accumulation

http://www.noaa.gov/features/02_monitoring/lakesnow.html4quizTopographyImpacted by mountainsOrographicAir lifts upRises, coolsReaches dew pointRain shadowPrecipitation falls on western (windward) sideDry air on other sideWet area on west, dry area on eastSeattleColorado