Question

why was pressure put onto nasa for conducting research in the field of climate study in the early 1970s? new data forced almost all scientific organizations to open up new studies that dealt with earth’s climate. other organizations who previously conducted the research had their budgets cut. the head of the environmental protection agency (epa) was a former nasa employee. they had the biggest operating budget of any government or non - government organization.

Explanation:

To determine the answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: New data forcing all orgs to study climate doesn't directly explain pressure on NASA specifically.
• Option 2: If other organizations (that previously did climate research) had budget cuts, NASA would be pressured to take over the research since the work still needed to be done. This makes sense as a reason for pressure on NASA.
• Option 3: The EPA head being a former NASA employee doesn't logically lead to pressure on NASA for climate study.
• Option 4: Having a big budget alone doesn't explain why pressure was put on them to conduct climate research (other orgs with smaller budgets could still do it, or NASA's big budget doesn't imply they must do climate research).

Answer:

B. Other organizations who previously conducted the research had their budgets cut.