From 1980 to 2000, the Global Temperature

question 16

Multiple Choice

From 1980 to 2000, the global temperature

• A) stayed the same.
• B) increased less than 0.5 degrees.
• C) increased exactly 0.5 degrees.
• D) increased more than 0.5 degrees.

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