Global warming refers to

the long-term rise in the Earth's average surface temperatureCorrect answerYour answera single unusually hot summerCorrect answerYour answerthe heat of the Earth's coreCorrect answerYour answerwarming of the SunCorrect answerYour answer

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Global warming is the rise in average temperature over decades, driven mainly by the extra greenhouse gases added since the Industrial Revolution.
One hot season is weather; the long-term trend is climate.

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Global warming refers to

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