As global temperatures rise, polar ice melts faster in the summer than ít can refreeze in the winter. What effect does the melting polar ice have on ocean salinity?

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As global temperatures rise, polar ice melts faster in the summer than it can refreeze in
the winter. What effect does the melting polar ice have on ocean salinity?
Increase salinity
Decrease salinity
Evaporation
Precipitation
of rain
or snow
WATER
CYCLE
EFFECTS
ON OCEAN
SALINITY
seawater
Melting of ice
Freezing
of seawater
River
runoff
Groundwater
flow to ocean
A
Melting ice causes both increased salinity and increased temperature.
B.
Melting ice decreases salinity.
Melting ice increases salinity.
D
Melting ice does not affect the salinity of seawater.
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Transcribed Image Text:ents/410004/variants/410004/take/6/ As global temperatures rise, polar ice melts faster in the summer than it can refreeze in the winter. What effect does the melting polar ice have on ocean salinity? Increase salinity Decrease salinity Evaporation Precipitation of rain or snow WATER CYCLE EFFECTS ON OCEAN SALINITY seawater Melting of ice Freezing of seawater River runoff Groundwater flow to ocean A Melting ice causes both increased salinity and increased temperature. B. Melting ice decreases salinity. Melting ice increases salinity. D Melting ice does not affect the salinity of seawater. All Changes Saved stions Answered A 4)
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