The Majority of the Increase in Heat Input to the Earth

question 66

Multiple Choice

The majority of the increase in heat input to the Earth as a result of global warming has ended up in ________.

• A) the oceans
• B) the continents
• C) sea ice
• D) glaciers
• E) the atmosphere

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Definitions:

Slope

In mathematics, the rate of change or gradient of a line, indicating its steepness and direction.

Population Regression Line

The line that best describes the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable for the entire population.

Population Coefficient

A parameter that quantifies a certain characteristic or attribute of a population.

Correlation

A statistical measurement of the relationship between two variables, indicating how one may predict the other.