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.
Particulate matter in the atmosphere helps new glaciers form.
Particulate matter in the atmosphere helps new glaciers form.
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.
Acid rain containing sulfur dioxide corrodes sea ice and glaciers.
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.
Particulate matter in the atmosphere helps new glaciers form.
Particulate matter in the atmosphere helps new glaciers form.
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.
Acid rain containing sulfur dioxide corrodes sea ice and glaciers.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is: **Higher levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause sea ice to melt.**
The use of fossil fuels increases greenhouse gas concentrations, contributing to global warming, which leads to the melting of sea ice and glaciers in the cryosphere.
The use of fossil fuels increases greenhouse gas concentrations, contributing to global warming, which leads to the melting of sea ice and glaciers in the cryosphere.