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What can scientists learn from the chemical isotopes in leftover shells of foraminifera about the climate at the time the foraminifera lived?(1 point)
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They can calculate the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.
They can calculate the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.

They can estimate the air temperature.
They can estimate the air temperature.

They can estimate the ocean's temperature.
They can estimate the ocean's temperature.

They can calculate the amount of rainfall.

Answer 1

They can estimate the ocean's temperature.

Answer 2

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Which do scientists study to determine air temperature at the time it was formed? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
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tree rings
tree rings

chemical isotopes in foraminifera shells
chemical isotopes in foraminifera shells

ice formed thousands of years ago
ice formed thousands of years ago

fossilized pollen

Answer 3

chemical isotopes in foraminifera shells

ice formed thousands of years ago

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What do Argo floats measure in the world's ocean currents? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
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temperature
temperature

rainfall
rainfall

carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide

salinity

Answer 5

temperature

salinity