Sea Level Rise Worldwide Can Be Attributed to All of the Following

question 5

Multiple Choice

Sea level rise worldwide can be attributed to all of the following except the:

• A) geological uplifting of ocean basins.
• B) melting of Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.
• C) melting of land-based glaciers and mountain ice caps.
• D) thermal expansion of deep-ocean waters.
• E) thermal expansion of surface ocean waters.

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