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sarasara

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Question 1

Consider the below chart of Arctic Sea ice in September of each year:



What is causing the loss of sea ice?
◦ global warming
◦ volcanism
◦ changes in surface salinity
◦ biolotical activity

Question 2

In tropical regions the surface temperature of the oceans is high but decreases rapidly with depth between 300 and 1000 meters because ________.
◦ tropical regions are areas of high rainfall and this rapidly lowers the temperature of seawater
◦ cold water from the polar regions flows just below the surface
◦ sunlight cannot penetrate much below the surface of the oceans
◦ rapidly upwelling cold currents occur in these regions
◦ volcanic activity on the seafloor is rare in the tropics
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Marked as best answer by sarasara on Feb 28, 2020

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Reply #1 on: Feb 28, 2020
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sarasara

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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