According to Scientists, by How Much Could the Earth's Average

question 117

Multiple Choice

According to scientists, by how much could the earth's average surface temperature rise at the end of the twenty-first century?

• A) It will remain about the same.
• B) It will increase, but only about 1-degreeC.
• C) It will increase from 5-10 degreesC.
• D)Scientists refuse to speculate on temperatures that far in the future.

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