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Question Why has the temperature of the Arctic Ocean changed during the last 40 years?(1 point) Responses Sea ice has produced more salt, causing the cold ocean water to sink. Sea ice has produced more salt, causing the cold ocean water to sink. Sea ice has melted, allowing more sunlight to hit the ocean. Sea ice has melted, allowing more sunlight to hit the ocean. Less snow falls in the Arctic now than 40 years ago. Less snow falls in the Arctic now than 40 years ago. More sunlight now reaches Earth than in the past.
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The correct response is: **Sea ice has melted, allowing more sunlight to hit the ocean.**
The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has reduced the reflective surface (albedo), allowing more solar radiation to be absorbed by the ocean, which contributes to warming.
The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has reduced the reflective surface (albedo), allowing more solar radiation to be absorbed by the ocean, which contributes to warming.