The chart displays how the Earth's temperature has changed worldwide from 1880 to 2010.

Question

What could possibly be the cause of the increase in temperature?

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Responses

Oxygen in the atmosphere increasing over time.
Oxygen in the atmosphere increasing over time.

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increasing over time.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increasing over time.

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreasing over time.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decreasing over time.

Oxygen in the atmosphere decreasing over time.
Oxygen in the atmosphere decreasing over time.
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Answer 1

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increasing over time. This is the most likely cause of the increase in temperature worldwide as carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere, leading to global warming.