If Earth Were to Warm Up a Bit,what Would Happen

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Multiple Choice

If Earth were to warm up a bit,what would happen?

• A)Carbonate materials would form in the oceans more rapidly,the atmospheric CO₂ content would decrease,and the greenhouse effect would weaken slowly over time.
• B)Carbonate materials would form in the oceans more slowly,the atmospheric CO₂ content would increase,and the greenhouse effect would strengthen slowly over time.
• C)Carbonate materials would form in the oceans more rapidly,the atmospheric CO₂ content would decrease,and the greenhouse effect would strengthen slowly over time.
• D)There would be a runaway greenhouse effect,with Earth becoming ever hotter until the oceans evaporated (as may have happened on Venus).
• E)The ice caps would melt and cool Earth back to its normal temperature.

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