Question

Identify and analyze the way fossil fuel combustion has changed the composition of Earth's atmosphere and the way this change has affected climate. Use the rubric below to guide your response. (4 points)

Identifies the fossil fuel element or compound causing the problem.

1
Explains the changes in Earth's atmosphere composition caused by fossil fuel combustion. 1
Explains how fossil fuel combustion has changed the climate. 1
Provides a clear, detailed explanation (3-5 sentences) of how fossil fuel combustion has led to climate change. 1

make it simple and like a kid wrote it.

Answer 1

1) The main compound causing the problem: carbon dioxide (CO2).

2) How the atmosphere changed: burning coal, oil, and gas makes a lot more CO2 (and some extra methane and nitrous oxide). This has raised the amount of greenhouse gases in the air compared to before people burned so many fossil fuels.

3) How the climate changed: those extra greenhouse gases trap more heat from the Sun, so the planet is getting warmer. That warming melts ice, raises sea levels, and makes weather like storms and heat waves stronger or more weird.

4) Clear, simple explanation (3–5 sentences):
When we burn fossil fuels we release CO2 into the air. CO2 acts like a big blanket around Earth that holds heat in. Because of that blanket, the planet is getting warmer, ice is melting, and seas are rising. This warmer world also causes more extreme weather and changes in rainfall and seasons.