Observations collected by agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration suggest that during the last half century, average global temperatures:
A) did not greatly vary.
B) increased by about 0.74 degree Celsius.
C) decreased significantly by about 3.4 degree Celsius.
D) increased by about 1.2 degree Celsius.
E) decreased by about 0.03 degree Celsius.
B
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. put about 10% of federal jobs under the merit system B. put all federal jobs under the merit system C. removed about 85% of federal jobs from the merit system D. removed about 50% of federal jobs from the merit system
During the Reconstruction Era, the U.S. Congress was controlled by
a. Texans. b. Democrats. c. radical Republicans. d. African Americans. e. military occupation forces.
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