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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