With Reference to the Above Figure,which Describes Change Over the Span

question 115

Multiple Choice

With reference to the above figure,which describes change over the span of 70 million years of Earth's climate?

• A)Climate was much warmer in the distant past than the present.
• B)Climate was much cooler in the distant past than the present.
• C)Climate has remained fairly constant,only showing a warming trend during the past 200 years.
• D)Climate was warmest approximately 10 million years ago and coolest about 56 million years ago.

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Definitions:

Area

In statistics, often refers to the region under the curve of a probability distribution representing the probability of a range of outcomes.

Variance

An indication of how data points diverge from their average, showing the extent of their spread.

Normally Distributed

Describes a distribution that follows a bell curve, where data is symmetrically distributed with most values clustering around a central point.

Normally Distributed

Describes a statistical distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.