Use the except from a news article to answer the question.
"In 1992, a cargo ship transporting goods from Hong Kong to the United States encountered a horrific storm. Three large shipping containers filled with nearly 30,000 yellow rubber ducks fell into the water. Scientists began tracking the flotation routes of the ducks. Over the course of the next 15 years, the rubber ducks were found along coastlines all over the world."
Which question about the climate system were scientists most likely trying to investigate?
A. How does the sun's unequal heating of Earth affect wind patterns and ocean currents?
B. How does the burning of fossil fuels contribute to global warming
C. How does the range of temperatures at the poles differ from the range of temperatures at the tropics?
D. How does climate change increase ecological stress in the tropics?
The question that scientists were most likely trying to investigate is:
A. How does the sun's unequal heating of Earth affect wind patterns and ocean currents?