Which describes the relationship between the concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (blue line) and average global temperatures (red line) over time?

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Carbon dioxide increased significantly prior to the Industrial Revolution that ended in 1840, but global temperatures remained constant.
Carbon dioxide increased significantly prior to the Industrial Revolution that ended in 1840, but global temperatures remained constant.

Both carbon dioxide and global temperatures increased significantly prior to the Industrial Revolution that ended in 1840.
Both carbon dioxide and global temperatures increased significantly prior to the Industrial Revolution that ended in 1840.

Both carbon dioxide and global temperatures begin to increase significantly after the Industrial Revolution that ended in 1840.
Both carbon dioxide and global temperatures begin to increase significantly after the Industrial Revolution that ended in 1840.

Carbon dioxide increased significantly after the Industrial Revolution that ended in 1840, but global temperatures remained constant.

Answer 1

The best description of the relationship between the concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and average global temperatures over time, particularly in relation to the Industrial Revolution, is:

Both carbon dioxide and global temperatures begin to increase significantly after the Industrial Revolution that ended in 1840.

This encapsulates the observed trend where rising carbon dioxide levels contribute to the increase in average global temperatures starting around the time of the Industrial Revolution.