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burchfield96

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How is sea ice in the Arctic Ocean responding to global warming?
 A) It is shrinking significantly.
  B) It has not yet responded, but may in the future.
  C) It has disappeared completely.
  D) It has grown slightly because of the cold water released by melting ice in Greenland.

Question 2

In addition to melting of glacial ice, why does sea level rise in a warming world?
 A) Seawater expands slightly as it warms.
  B) Currents shift to push water onto coastlines.
  C) Rainfall increases over the ocean.
  D) Land that had been covered by glacial ice floods.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Aug 22, 2018
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