Which of the Following Provides a Basis for the Much-Studied

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following provides a basis for the much-studied temperature record of the past 140 years?

• A)ice cores and fossil shells
• B)air temperature over land and the oceans
• C)air temperature over the oceans and fossil shells
• D)air temperatures over land and tree rings

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