What is one cause of sea-level rise?
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Correct answer: Melting of glaciers
When glaciers and ice sheets located on land melt, the resulting water flows into the oceans and increases their volume. Warming also causes seawater to expand thermally. Therefore, melting land ice is a direct cause of sea-level rise, whereas the other listed changes are not direct causes.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Melting of glaciers
Why is this the correct answer?
When glaciers and ice sheets located on land melt, the resulting water flows into the oceans and increases their volume. Warming also causes seawater to expand thermally. Therefore, melting land ice is a direct cause of sea-level rise, whereas the other listed changes are not direct causes.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 12 Geography question. Chapter: World Climate and Climate Change.
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