gabby lives by the ocean. she notices that sometimes the water comes up high. it gets close to the sidewalk, and there is very little beach. sometimes the water is low. it is much farther from the sidewalk, and there is a big beach. describe how she could use the pier and side walk to make measurements to study the patterns

Extensive and unusual cold snaps have occurred here recently. is this evidence that global warming is lessening or not occurring? no—although the long-term trend is for warming, short-term weather patterns can still be variable. no—melting of glaciers and ice caps is making the oceans cooler, which can cause cold snaps. yes-- if global warming really were occurring, cold snaps wouldn’t happen. yes—due to global warming, weather patterns should be become less—not more—variable.