Each of the Following Contributes Substantially to Changes in the Temperature

question 115

Multiple Choice

Each of the following contributes substantially to changes in the temperature of Earth's surface,EXCEPT one.Which is the exception?

• A) The pull of the other planets and the Moon on Earth
• B) The variable energy output of the Sun
• C) The amount of carbon in our atmosphere
• D) The size of the hole in the ozone layer

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