All of the Following Statements About Polar Ice Are True,EXCEPT

question 42

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about polar ice are true,EXCEPT

• A) sea ice is breaking up in the spring nearly 3 weeks earlier than it did in the 1970s.
• B) in the last 30 years, the Arctic has lost more than 1 million acres of sea ice.
• C) polar regions are warming faster than other areas of the world.
• D) melting sea ice will raise ocean levels, but melting glaciers will not.
• E) Arctic temperatures are predicted to rise by 4° to 7°C over the next 100 years.

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