Click the third tab (labeled "Global Warming"), then explore the graph and the expanded views you will find by clicking the "?" buttons. Which of the following statements are supported by the data shown?
a. Earth's global temperature today is higher than it has ever been before.
b. Rises in global average temperature tend to be closely associated with rises in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration.
c. Earth's global average temperature has generally risen over the past century.
d. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have risen dramatically over the past century.
e. Human activity has caused the carbon dioxide concentration to swing up and down wildly over the past 800,000 years.
Answer :
b. Rises in global average temperature tend to be closely associated with rises in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration.
c. Earth's global average temperature has generally risen over the past century.
d. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have risen dramatically over the past century.
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a.
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c.
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