ESS.8.4.3 Humans and Climate Change

What major change began around the time of industrialization that impacted Earth's atmosphere?

• Decrease in Earth's magnetic field

• Increase in volcanic eruptions

• Rise in the use of fossil fuels

• Decline in global population

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Which human activity is most responsible for the increase in greenhouse gases since industrialization?

• Planting trees

• Burning coal and oil

• Fishing in the oceans

• Using solar energy

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Which gas released by burning fossil fuels contributes most to global warming?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

• Helium

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What trend is shown by global temperature data since the late 1800s?

• Temperatures have decreased

• Temperatures have stayed the same

• Temperatures have increased

• Temperatures have fluctuated randomly

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Why do scientists study ice cores from glaciers to understand past climate?

• They contain metal particles

• They trap air bubbles from the past

• They are easy to melt

• They show ocean currents

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What is one major effect of increased global temperatures?

• Melting of polar ice caps

• Growth of deserts into oceans

• Decrease in ocean salinity

• Thicker ozone layer

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Which of the following human activities reduces greenhouse gas emissions?

• Driving gas-powered cars

• Using wind and solar power

• Burning trash

• Cutting down forests

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The sun getting hotter over time

• Trapping of heat by gases in Earth’s atmosphere

• The loss of heat into space

• The cooling of Earth's surface

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Which of the following provides the strongest evidence that humans are influencing climate change?

• Global temperature patterns in space

• Predictions in science fiction movies

• Long-term data showing rising CO₂ and temperatures

• Weather reports from one year

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What is the main source of the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide since the 1800s?

• Breathing of animals

• Volcanic eruptions

• Burning fossil fuels

• Ocean currents

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