Social Science Section 1

Question 1

Earth System Science (ESS)

Answer 1

Looks at the interactions between Air, Land, Water, and Living Organisms and views them as one single system.

Question 2

Anthropocene

Answer 2

References the idea of that the current climatic conditions have been heavily influenced by human actions.

Question 3

What are the four subsystems oof ESS?

Answer 3

Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, & Biosphere.

Question 4

What are Forcings?

Answer 4

Forces that alter the balance of the subsystems

Question 5

Cryosphere

Answer 5

The hydrosphere also includes ice, which some scholars count as its own subsystem.

Question 6

What are the layers of the Earth’s atmosphere? (Lowest to Highest)

Answer 6

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, & Exosphere.

Question 7

Greenhouse Gas Effect

Answer 7

When the concentration of certain gases released from the Earth’s other subsystems trap heat in the lower layers of the atmosphere.

Question 8

What are the three particular influential forcing?

Answer 8

Solar Energy, Volcanos, Greenhouse Gases.