Palaeoclimatology and Historical Climate Change
Geology · Year 10 · Earth's History and the Fossil Record · 2.º Período

Palaeoclimatology and Historical Climate Change

Investigating how geological evidence such as ice cores and sedimentary rocks reveal past climate shifts. Pupils will compare historical natural climate variations with contemporary changes.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsEduqas GCSE Geology, Key Idea 7: Past Life and Climates (Past climates)AQA GCSE Geography, Section A: The challenge of natural hazards - Climate change

About This Topic

Investigating how geological evidence such as ice cores and sedimentary rocks reveal past climate shifts. Pupils will compare historical natural climate variations with contemporary changes.

Key Questions

  1. How do geologists reconstruct past climates?
  2. What caused the major ice ages in Earth's history?
  3. How does historical climate change compare to modern anthropogenic warming?

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