What type of feedback maintains stability in a system, i.e., what type of feedback keeps a system functioning properly by discouraging change?

The________ of a glacier is where snowfall and moisture collect and compact to ice in the winter, and ice persists throughout the summer

A general term for the coastal area and shallow offshore environment is

The height of a tsunami grows as it approaches a coastline primarily because

Wave refraction is a bending process that concentrates wave energy on the headlands and diffuses it in coves and bays. The long-term result of the process is __________.

If the surface of Earth suddenly turned white, the temperature of the planet would ________ because _____ insolation would be absorbed.

Climate is ___________.

The low-latitude atmospheric circulation cell with rising air over the equatorial region and sinking air over subtropical high-pressure belt is the

The _______ principle states no two species can occupy the same ecological niche because they have identical needs, which means they would compete for the exact same resources.

When a community is disturbed to the point that most or all of its species are eliminated, a process called ________ occurs in which the area undergoes a series of changes in species composition as newer communities replace older ones.