Environmental Science and Level II Expanded · Global Climate Change
Virginia SOL ENV.8
Virginia SOL ENV.8 is part of the Global Climate Change strand in Environmental Science and Level II Expanded (Science). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students investigate and understand how natural events and human activities affect global climate change. Below is what ENV.8 covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice ENV.8 for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL ENV.8 means
Investigate and understand how natural events and human activities affect global climate change.
Skills you’ll practice for ENV.8
- Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how human activities affect global climate change.
- Compare the effects of natural events and human activities on global climate change.
- Develop and use a model to explain how changes in global temperature affect a specific ecosystem.
- Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how climate change affects Virginia communities.
- Research ways to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and propose solutions to reduce emissions in the school, home, and community.
Key concepts covered by ENV.8
- human activities
- global climate change
- claim evaluation
- natural events
- global temperature changes
- ecosystem effects
- models
- climate change
- Virginia communities
- greenhouse gas mitigation
- solutions
- school
- home
- community
- research
How to study and practice SOL ENV.8
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether ENV.8 is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
Frequently asked questions about SOL ENV.8
What is Virginia SOL ENV.8?
SOL ENV.8 is a Environmental Science and Level II Expanded Standard of Learning in the Global Climate Change strand. It expects students to investigate and understand how natural events and human activities affect global climate change.
What skills does SOL ENV.8 cover?
SOL ENV.8 is assessed on 5 skills: make, support, and evaluate a claim about how human activities affect global climate change; compare the effects of natural events and human activities on global climate change; develop and use a model to explain how changes in global temperature affect a specific ecosystem; make, support, and evaluate a claim about how climate change affects Virginia communities; research ways to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and propose solutions to reduce emissions in the school, home, and community.
What strand of Environmental Science and Level II Expanded is SOL ENV.8 in?
SOL ENV.8 belongs to the Global Climate Change reporting strand of the Environmental Science and Level II Expanded Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL ENV.8?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether ENV.8 is already solid, then work the 5 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.