As You Have Learned in Chapter 16, Global Warming Is

question 3

Multiple Choice

As you have learned in Chapter 16, global warming is taking place. Some sources estimate that the temperature on Earth will increase about 0.5 degrees Celsius over a 100-year period. Although scientists do not agree on the amount of increase, let's presume that this will result in an approximate seven-inch rise in sea level. When a national park (located at twenty inches above sea level) is initially submerged, how much would you expect the temperature to have increased?

• A) 0.8 degrees Celsius
• B) 1.0 degrees Celsius
• C) 1.5 degrees Celsius
• D) 2.0 degrees Celsius

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