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During the Cretaceous Period,Earth Experienced a Worldwide Rise in Sea

Question 153

Question 153

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During the Cretaceous period,Earth experienced a worldwide rise in sea level caused by


A) melting of glacial ice.
B) the thermal expansion of the crustal surface and the breakup of Pangaea.
C) subduction of the seafloor.
D) subduction of continental land masses.

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