Question

Why did scientists think the world was experiencing global cooling between the 1940s and 1970s

a.pollution was blocking sunlight

b. pollution was trapping heat in the atmosphere

c. winter's were the longest and coldest since the last ice age

d. biodiversity was declining

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) pollution was blocking sunlight

At that time, as more and more fossil fuels were being used, the scientists believed that the aerosols, especially sulfate aerosol, produced by burning fossil fuels were causing less solar energy to reach the Earth's atmosphere. Hence pollution was blocking sunlight is the correct option.