Question

read the text. then answer the question. rising emissions of co₂ and other greenhouse gases have already boosted the greenhouse effect on earth. due to global warming, average temperatures are about 1.5°f higher than they were a century ago. climate scientists predict that, if emissions continue to rise at their current rate, temperatures a century from now will likely be between 2.5°f and 8°f higher than they are today. warmer temperatures are already melting glaciers such as this one in the swiss alps. complete the sentence. based on the passage, climate scientists expect earths average temperature in the next century to increase ______ it did in the past century. more slowly than more quickly than at the same rate as

Explanation:

The passage states that average temperatures are already \(1.5^{\circ}F\) higher than a century ago. It also predicts that if emissions continue at the current rate, temperatures a century from now will be \(2.5^{\circ}F - 8^{\circ}F\) higher than today. Since \(2.5^{\circ}F - 8^{\circ}F\) increase (predicted for the next century) is greater than \(1.5^{\circ}F\) (increase in the past century), the rate of temperature increase is expected to be higher.

Answer:

more quickly than