Proxy Data Used to Estimate Global Temperatures of the Past

question 48

Multiple Choice

Proxy data used to estimate global temperatures of the past suggest that:

• A) the earth is warming at an unusual rate.
• B) the earth is warming at a rate consistent with natural causes.
• C) the earth is cooling at an unusual rate.
• D) the earth is cooling at a rate consistent with natural causes.

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