AcDec Social Science 1

What is the primary focus of Earth System Science (ESS)?

• Studying Earth's land in isolation

• Examining the interactions between Earth's subsystems

• Analyzing only the atmosphere

• Focusing solely on living organisms

What is the role of scholars in understanding past climates?

• Ignoring historical data

• Using various sources and methods

• Focusing only on modern data

• Relying solely on technology

What does ESS consider as a single system?

• Only the atmosphere

• Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere

• Just the biosphere

• Only living organisms

What is the focus of Section I in the resource guide?

• Economic impacts of climate change

• Key concepts for understanding climate change

• Political strategies for climate change

• Technological advancements

What is the geosphere primarily composed of?

• Water and air

• Living organisms

• Rock and soil

• Gases and minerals

What is the role of the hydrosphere in climate change?

• It absorbs sunlight

• It releases carbon dioxide

• It influences temperature and weather

• It stabilizes the atmosphere

What is the polar vortex?

• A type of snowstorm

• A cold air circulation around the North Pole

• A warm air current

• A tropical cyclone

What can scholars learn from the archives of nature?

• The future climate conditions

• The historical climate conditions

• The exact dates of past events

• The types of plants that existed

What is a challenge when using paintings as historical climate records?

• Paintings may not accurately reflect real conditions

• Paintings are too abstract

• Paintings are difficult to date

• Paintings are not preserved well

What does the abbreviation "ka" stand for in the IUGS time scale?

• Kilometers above sea level

• Thousands of years before present

• Kilograms per annum

• Kilowatts per hour