Question

an aspect of climate change involving cloud cover is one example of a negative feedback loop. complete the steps of this negative feedback loop.

increased formation
of clouds
decreased temperatures
increased evaporation
from oceans

increased carbon dioxide in
atmosphere

increased greenhouse effect
and warmer temperatures

increased precipitation

Explanation:

Step1: Start with the process

When there is increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it leads to an increased greenhouse effect and warmer temperatures. Warmer temperatures cause increased evaporation from oceans.

Step2: Next step in the loop

Increased evaporation from oceans leads to increased formation of clouds. Clouds can reflect more sunlight (albedo effect). Increased cloud cover (due to increased formation) can lead to decreased temperatures (as less solar radiation reaches the Earth's surface to warm it).

Step3: Final steps

Decreased temperatures then lead to decreased evaporation (compared to the warmer state before the cloud - cover increase). Decreased evaporation (along with other meteorological factors) can lead to a balance in precipitation. But in the context of the loop, after decreased temperatures, the loop continues as decreased temperatures (from cloud cover) would mean less energy for extreme evaporation - related precipitation events (in a simplified sense for the loop). And increased precipitation (from the cloud - moisture system) can be part of the water cycle that eventually (after precipitation falls, runs off etc.) can be related to the cloud - formation (as water evaporates again from land and ocean surfaces, but in the negative feedback loop shown, the key is that increased cloud cover (from evaporation) cools the planet.

Answer:

From bottom - to - top and left - to - right in the blanks:

1. Increased evaporation from oceans (already given as an option, but in the flow: after warmer temperatures from greenhouse effect, evaporation increases)
2. Increased formation of clouds (as evaporation provides moisture for cloud formation)
3. Decreased temperatures (clouds reflect sunlight)