Question 6

(Multiple Choice)

Refer to the figure.
Refer to the figure.   The figure shows the temperature (in °C, relative to modern temperature) and the concentrations of carbon dioxide (in ppm) and methane (in ppb) over the past 400,000 years.  -According to various lines of evidence, our species emerged about 160,000 years ago. At that time, temperatures were about _______°C cooler than they are now, and the carbon dioxide level was about _______ ppm. A) 4; 200 B) 4; 300 C) 8; 200 D) 8; 300 The figure shows the temperature (in °C, relative to modern temperature) and the concentrations of carbon dioxide (in ppm) and methane (in ppb) over the past 400,000 years.
-According to various lines of evidence, our species emerged about 160,000 years ago. At that time, temperatures were about _______°C cooler than they are now, and the carbon dioxide level was about _______ ppm.


A) 4; 200
B) 4; 300
C) 8; 200
D) 8; 300

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