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Local climate patterns may involve more rainfall in a cooler world, but also in a warmer world. Why is this not contradictory? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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The oceanic conveyor is often referred to as thermohaline circulation. Explain why this is an appropriate name.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Local changes are just that, local. Local geology (presence of mountains, bodies
of water, etc.) can affect weather in a region. A warmer world will involve changed global
patterns, but the working out of these global changes locally depends on such local
conditions.

Answer to Question 2

The conveyor is run by differences in temperature and salinity. The thermo
part of thermohaline refers to temperature, while the haline part refers to saltiness. It
arises because salts are made from halogens (chlorine, fluorine, etc.).





 

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