Which of These Properly States the Relationship Between Global Temperature

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of these properly states the relationship between global temperature and global CO₂ levels?

• A) In the past 500 years,the temperature has increased rapidly,along with increases in carbon dioxide levels.
• B) In the past 500 years,the temperature has increased rapidly,along with decreases in carbon dioxide levels.
• C) In the past 140 years,the temperature has increased rapidly,along with rises in carbon dioxide levels.
• D) In the past 140 years,the temperature has increased rapidly,along with decreases in carbon dioxide levels.
• E) In the past 140 years,the temperature has decreased rapidly,along with decreases in carbon dioxide levels.

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Definitions:

Poisson Approximation

A method used to approximate the distribution of a number of events in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming the events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Trials

In probability, the term refers to the execution of an experiment or the number of times an experiment is run.

Poisson Distribution

A statistical distribution showing the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

Discrete Probability Distribution

A mathematical function that represents the probabilities of occurrence of different possible outcomes for a discrete random variable.