What Is a Primary Reason an Increase in Glaciers on Land

question 47

Multiple Choice

What is a primary reason an increase in glaciers on land would cause sea level to fall?

• A) because the temperature of the oceans decreases from cold glacial streams
• B) an increase in snow cover causes the atmosphere to heat up which causes more evaporation
• C) glaciers depress the land surface, which pulls sea level down with it
• D) glaciers tie up large volumes of water that would otherwise be in the sea

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