"Let’s stop it," Crutzen recalls blurting out. "We are no longer in the Holocene. We are in the Anthropocene." (Paragraph B)
Blurting out in this sentence is closest in meaning to ________.
The Human Age

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10th Grade
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Courtney Hubbard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
speaking cautiously
exclaiming suddenly
sharing respectfully
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the reading, what did Crutzen, Stoppani, and Zalasiewicz have in common?
They were all supported by their colleagues in their belief of a new era.
They were all scientists interested in human impact on the world.
They were all chairmen of scientific organizations.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the future, how will geologists best understand what farming and agriculture was like in this century?
by studying pollen records from grain fields
by reviewing rain forest and prairie records
by examining the remains from fertilizers
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the reading, what message is deforestation sending to future stratigraphers?
As soil erosion increases, sedimentation decreases slightly.
As more dams are built on rivers, deforestation remains the same.
As forest habitat is lost, extinction rates increase significantly.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As carbon dioxide warms the planet, it also seeps into the oceans and acidifies them." (Paragraph K)
Seeps into in this sentence is closest in meaning to ________.
warms
enters
pollutes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What statement would William Ruddiman agree with?
The Anthropecene epoch, which began in the middle of the 20th century, is when humans started impacting the planet.
A period of increased carbon dioxide levels, which began at the end of the 18th century, is when humans started impacting the planet.
The Holocene epoch, which began 11,500 years ago, is when humans started impacting the planet.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process of sedimentation on land is more impactful than that of erosion.
True
False
Not given
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the future, scientists will know that plants and animals moved closer to the Poles because of their fossil records.
True
False
Not given
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Geologist Mark Williams works on the commission with Zalasiewicz to determine if the Anthropocene will become an official part of the geologic timescale.
True
False
Not given
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