AS 92044 · 5 credits · Internal
Human-induced Earth system change
Demonstrate understanding of human-induced change within the Earth system
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This standard asks you to show understanding of how human activities change the Earth system—things like burning fossil fuels causing more carbon in the atmosphere, or deforestation affecting the biosphere. You need to describe what human-induced changes happen and use science ideas to explain how those changes affect the interconnected systems around us (atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere).
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What you actually do
- ·Describe a specific human-induced change (such as increased atmospheric carbon, deforestation, or urbanisation) and identify which parts of the Earth system it affects
- ·Use science concepts to explain how and why that human activity causes the change you've described
- ·Apply your understanding to show what effects that change has on the Earth system's interconnected spheres (atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere)
- ·For Merit and higher grades: explain the mechanisms or processes by which the human change affects the Earth system
- ·For Excellence and higher grades: discuss the broader scientific implications or consequences of that human-induced change
AAchieved
You describe a human-induced change (like carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels) and use basic science ideas to identify its effects on Earth's systems.
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