The oceans' surface water is

A. not acidic enough to maintain the earth's climate.
B. more able to absorb carbon dioxide as the water temperature increases.
C. less able to absorb carbon dioxide as the water temperature increases.
D. largely stagnant in terms of facilitating temperature changes
E. becoming dramatically cooler in recent decades.


Answer: C

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A) slumps along the creeks
B) increasing gully development because of the rain
C) rock avalanche
D) lahars filling cascading down his creeks, wiping out his cattle

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What will be an ideal response?

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