An open lake is a lake where water constantly flows out under almost all climatic circumstances. Because water does not remain in an open lake for any length of time, open lakes are usually fresh water: dissolved solids do not accumulate. Open lakes form in areas where precipitation is greater than evaporation. Because most of the world's water is found in areas of highly effective rainfall, most lakes are open lakes whose water eventually reaches the sea. For instance, the Great Lakes' water flows into the St. Lawrence River and eventually the Atlantic Ocean.
In a closed lake (see endorheic drainage), no water flows out, and water which is not evaporated will remain in a closed lake indefinitely. This means that closed lakes are usually saline, though this salinity varies greatly from around three parts per thousand for most of the Caspian Sea to as much as 400 parts per thousand for the Dead Sea. Only the less salty closed lakes are able to sustain life, and it is completely different from that in rivers or freshwater open lakes. Closed lakes typically form in areas where evaporation is greater than rainfall, although most closed lakes actually obtain their water from a region with much higher precipitation than the area around the lake itself, which is often a depression of some sort.
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The answer would be the cracking of rock caused by the freezing and thawing of water.
C: 1, 2, 3 asia minor and anatolian are referred as the same
After reviewing the map of the individual watersheds in New York State, the answer is really easy to determine. The two landscape regions that the streams in watershed D flows over is the Adirondack Mountains and the St. Lawrence Lowlands. The correct answer choice is 4.
Answer:
5) All of the above are correct.
Explanation:
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. When its concentration in the atmoshpere rises above normal, it can affect the climate pattern and lead to climate change.
Carbon dioxide prevents outgoing solar radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere and this warms the earth surface. The more the presence of the gas, the more heating that would result.
Excessive release of carbon dioxide causes a phenomenon known as global warming. Global warming is simply the warming of the globe.
The consequences includes:
- Melting of Greenland ice sheets as temperature spikes.
- Glaciers and permafrosts in temperate and polar regions will melt.
- Ocean acidification due to dissolution of excess carbon dioxide in sea water to form carbonic acid.
- There is general increase in surface temperature due to accelerated warming.
