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What era is mentioned as a time when humans lived in an ice age?

• Holocene

• Anthropocene

• Pleistocene

• Jurassic

What does the section "Humans in the Holocene" focus on?

• Future climate predictions

• Human life during the last ice age

• Human life from the end of the last ice age to the 19th century

• Technological advancements in the 20th century

What is the significance of the Holocene era according to the text?

• It marks the beginning of human civilization

• It is the era of dinosaurs

• It is the current geological era

• It marks the end of the last ice age

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

• Studying individual parts of the Earth separately

• Understanding the interactions between air, water, land, and living organisms

• Focusing only on the Earth's atmosphere

• Examining only the Earth's oceans

What is a geological time scale?

• A method to measure daily weather changes

• A scale for measuring ocean depth

• A timeline for Earth's geological changes

• A tool for predicting earthquakes

What happens to most of the solar radiation that reaches Earth?

• It is absorbed by the Earth's surface.

• It is reflected back into space.

• It is absorbed by the atmosphere.

• It is converted into wind energy.

What is a common method historians use to reconstruct the history of climate?

• Studying modern weather patterns

• Examining written sources stored in archives

• Observing current climate changes

• Analyzing satellite images

What does "paleo-" mean in paleoclimatology?

• Ancient or old

• New or modern

• Fast or quick

• Small or tiny

What is one of the skills required by historical climatologists?

• Collecting samples from nature

• Designing climate models

• Teaching climate science

• Writing climate policies

How long ago did the significant human impact on global warming begin, according to the document?

• About two hundred years ago

• Fifty years ago

• One thousand years ago

• Five hundred years ago