The Higher the Ratio of Oxygen-18 to Oxygen-16 in the Shells

question 99

Multiple Choice

The higher the ratio of oxygen-18 to oxygen-16 in the shells of organisms that lived in the sea during the geologic past, the ____ the climate at that time.

• A)colder
• B)warmer
• C)wetter
• D)drier
• E)more humid

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Definitions:

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