After Reading the Paragraph Below, Answer the Questions That Follow

question 33

Multiple Choice

After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.
The graph below shows records of temperature (light gray line) and CO₂ (dark gray line) over the past 1,000 years. CO₂ is recorded in parts per million (ppm) .

-If you focus on the data from the mid-1900s (indicated by the arrow) through today, the graph shows that

• A)there is a correlation between CO₂ and temperature; when CO₂ levels are high, so is temperature.
• B)there is a correlation between CO₂ and temperature; when CO₂ levels are high, temperature is low.
• C)there is no correlation between CO₂ and temperature; CO₂ fluctuates randomly and temperature is constant.
• D)there is no correlation between CO₂ and temperature; CO₂ is constant and temperature fluctuates randomly.

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