Experts Estimate That the Global Temperature Is About _____ Centigrade

question 44

Multiple Choice

Experts estimate that the global temperature is about _____ centigrade above what it was in our preindustrial days. A rise in _____ centigrade can cause severe storms, more acid rain, which kills coral and disrupts the food chain and melts the polar ice caps.

• A) 0.5 degrees ; 1 degrees
• B) 1.0 degrees ; 1.5 degrees
• C) 1.5 degrees ; 2 degrees
• D) 2.0 degrees ; 3 degrees

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