-If Anthropogenic Factors Continue to Increase, Then in the Future

question 9

Multiple Choice

-If anthropogenic factors continue to increase, then in the future .

• A) the lines for all three models and for observed data should show marked decreases
• B) all of the lines will look more like the line for observed data
• C) the lines for all three models should show decreases while the observation line would be expected to increase
• D) the observed temperature trends shown in the figures should continue
• E) the lines for all three models should level out

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