Scientists from 120 Countries Signed onto a Document Issued by the UN

question 12

Multiple Choice

Scientists from 120 countries signed onto a document issued by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The conclusion of this Panel was:

• A) average sea level will rise up to two feet by the twenty-second century.
• B) average sea level will rise up to two inches by the twenty-second century.
• C) average sea level will remain steady in the twenty-second century.
• D) there is insufficient evidence to support a hypothesis on global climate change.

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