Global warming is believed to result from all of the following except
A)burning of fossil fuels.
B)increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
C)deforestation.
D)movement of the Earth closer to the Sun.
E)carbon dioxide trapping the heat produced by the Sun.

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The movement of the Earth closer to the Sun is not a contributing factor to global warming, as it is a natural occurrence that has not increased significantly in recent decades. The other choices - burning of fossil fuels, increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, deforestation, and carbon dioxide trapping the heat produced by the Sun - are all recognized as contributing factors to global warming.

Global Warming Is Believed to Result from All of the Following