Question
How does the use of fossil fuels affect the cryosphere?(1 point)
Responses
Higher levels of ground-level ozone protect glaciers from the sun's rays.
Higher levels of ground-level ozone protect glaciers from the sun's rays.
Acid rain containing sulfur dioxide corrodes sea ice and glaciers.
Acid rain containing sulfur dioxide corrodes sea ice and glaciers.
Higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause sea ice to melt.
Higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause sea ice to melt.
Particulate matter in the atmosphere helps new glaciers form.
Responses
Higher levels of ground-level ozone protect glaciers from the sun's rays.
Higher levels of ground-level ozone protect glaciers from the sun's rays.
Acid rain containing sulfur dioxide corrodes sea ice and glaciers.
Acid rain containing sulfur dioxide corrodes sea ice and glaciers.
Higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause sea ice to melt.
Higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause sea ice to melt.
Particulate matter in the atmosphere helps new glaciers form.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause sea ice to melt.**
Fossil fuel use increases greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to global warming and the resulting melting of sea ice and glaciers in the cryosphere.
**Higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause sea ice to melt.**
Fossil fuel use increases greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to global warming and the resulting melting of sea ice and glaciers in the cryosphere.