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What can improve the stability of systems?
What can improve the stability of systems?
- Increasing diversity and storage (correct)
- Maintaining a fixed amount of storage
- Reducing diversity and storage
- Decreasing the size of the system
Why can it be difficult to identify changes in systems and predict tipping points?
Why can it be difficult to identify changes in systems and predict tipping points?
- Because of time delays with feedback loops (correct)
- Because of immediate feedback loops
- Because of the complexity of the system
- Because of a lack of data
How can the Earth be modeled?
How can the Earth be modeled?
- As a completely chaotic system
- As a system of systems (correct)
- As a collection of separate systems
- As a single system
What are biomes?
What are biomes?
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What is the average amount of energy provided by the sun per square meter?
What is the average amount of energy provided by the sun per square meter?
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What is the term for the natural phenomenon that maintains suitable temperatures for living systems?
What is the term for the natural phenomenon that maintains suitable temperatures for living systems?
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What happens to a lot of the sun's energy that is absorbed by inorganic matter?
What happens to a lot of the sun's energy that is absorbed by inorganic matter?
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What is the difference between short wave radiation and long wave radiation?
What is the difference between short wave radiation and long wave radiation?
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What is the main focus of the next chapter?
What is the main focus of the next chapter?
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What is the building block of life as we know it?
What is the building block of life as we know it?
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