How Can Scientists Determine What Atmospheric CO₂ Levels Were Like

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Multiple Choice

How can scientists determine what atmospheric CO₂ levels were like hundreds or thousands of years ago?

• A)They can examine ice core samples from Antarctica.
• B)They can examine CO₂ levels in the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere.
• C)They can examine the number of stomata in fossilized leaves.
• D)They can examine the number of fossilized dinosaur skeletons from different eras.

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