By Some Estimates, the Annual Average Extent of Northern Hemisphere

question 174

Multiple Choice

By some estimates, the annual average extent of Northern Hemisphere sea ice has ________ since the 1950s.

• A) doubled
• B) decreased by 8%
• C) increased by 8%
• D) halved
• E) disappeared

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