1. Paleoclimate Lake Core Sediments and Pollen
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Title: Paleoclimate
Pollen
Paleoclimate
Observation
Process where sediments are transported and redeposited by wind or water
Measure of average kinetic energy in a material
Climate
Deposition
Temperature
Ice Age
Long term weather patterns over a geographic region
Any form of water that falls from a cloud
Weather
State of the atmosphere at any given time
Climate
Precipitation
The act of noting and recording a phenomena
Study of the Earth’s ancient climate history
Temperature
Proxy Data
Observation
Paleoclimate
Fine to coarse powder containing the male cells of a flowering plant
Layering of sediments to create strata
Global Warming
Pollen
Deposition
Increase in average temperature of the Earth
Period of time when much of the Earth was covered by glaciers
Imprints of past climate recorded in the environment
Proxy Data
Deposition
Ice Age
Precipitation
State of the atmosphere at any given time
Glaciers
Study of the changes in Earth’s climate over time
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