There is a strong scientific consensus that human activities arc changing the Earth's climate. Scientists now believe that there is a strikingcorrelation between atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and global temperature As both of these variables increase at significantrates, there are warnings of a planetary emergency that threatens to condemn corning generations to a catastrophically diminished future. The bar graphs give the average atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and the average global temperature for eight selected years. Use this information to solve Exercises 51-52.
Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
51. a. Estimate the yearly increase in the average atmosphericconcentration of carbon dioxide. Express the answer inparts per million. 1.4 ppm per yr
b. Write a mathematical model that estimates the averageatmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide. C. in partsper million, x years after 1950.
c. If the trend shown by the data continues, use yourmathematical model from part (b) to project theaverage atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide in2050. 450 ppm
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