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We're using the end of Chapter 4 here. Start at the section called Paleoclimates on p. 103 and read to the end of the chapter, including the boxes.
1. How have the oceans varied over time?
What are the two extremes of ocean conditions that characterize long-term climate trends?
2. How do organisms impact climate?
Find at least two examples of how organisms have cnaged the atmosphere, leading to changes in climate.
3. Snowball Earth:
How did it happen? Why did it stop?