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Increased ice causes less energy to be reflected
Increased ice causes less energy to be reflected
Decreased ice causes less energy to be reflected.
Decreased ice causes less energy to be reflected.
Decreased ice causes more energy to be reflected.
Decreased ice causes more energy to be reflected.
Increased ice causes more energy to be reflected.
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The correct response is: Decreased ice causes less energy to be reflected.
As global warming leads to the melting of ice (such as polar ice caps and glaciers), the surface area that reflects sunlight (albedo) decreases, meaning that more solar energy is absorbed by the Earth's surface instead of being reflected back into the atmosphere.
