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Which one of these statements is correct _______________?

Correct answer: C. global warming is the rise in average temperature at Earth's surface

  • A. global warming is simply another term for the greenhouse effect
  • B. global warming is a problem caused mainly by unregulated industrialization in the developing countries
  • C. global warming is the rise in average temperature at Earth's surface
  • D. global warming is an entirely natural phenomenon

Explanation

Global warming means the long-term rise in Earth's average surface temperature. The greenhouse effect is the heat-trapping atmospheric process, and global warming is not simply identical to that process or exclusively a natural phenomenon.

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