How Does Our Modern Concentration of Atmospheric CO₂ Compare with CO₂

question 48

Multiple Choice

How does our modern concentration of atmospheric CO₂ compare with CO₂ during the past 800,000 years of Earth's history?

• A) Atmospheric CO2 concentrations have been constant for the past 800,000 years.
• B) It is lower today than at any time in the past 800,000 years.
• C) It is greater today than at any time in the past 800,000 years.
• D) There is too much variability in atmospheric CO₂ to describe any trends through time.

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Definitions:

Quantity Supplied

The amount of a certain good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a specific price.

Individual Supply Curves

Graphical representations showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good a seller is willing to supply, holding all else constant.

Market Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the total output of the industry.

Market Price

The going rate for an asset or service to be acquired or disposed of in the marketplace.