SS PO Flashcards
What ice age did humans spend thousands of years living in
the Pleistocene era
How and when did the ice age end
After a few thousand years of melting if ended 11,700 years ago
After the ice age ended was the weather different?
No it has stayed relatively the same
Was our changing climate a factor
in this remarkable transformation in how humans live?
We can’t know for sure
How is our climate changing today?
It is getting warmer instead of going back into another ice age
What moment might we be living in
A moment that might be the end of the brief era of human growth
When did the era of human growth began
less than 12,000 years ago
True/False Our ancestors had control of their climate and weather
False
Are we the cause of our changing climate
Yes we are
How are we changing the climate
By burning fossil fuels
Why does burning fossil fuels change the environment
because it heats up the planet
What term do scholars and the public use to describe a complex process of changes in the natural world?
Climate change
ESS=?
Earth System Science
Is ESS new
Relatively new
What is ESS’s distinctive approach
Its distinctive approach is to look at the Earth’s land, oceans, and atmosphere as a single system
What does ESS do instead of studying Earth’s different parts one at a time?
It looks at the interactions between air, water , and living organisms
What will the ideas that we learn from ESS help us with
Understanding climate change as a natural part of the world
What can we do once we have a baseline understanding of climate change
Add layers that consider the relationship between climate change and human society
