Question

Question

Which of the following are ways warming temperatures contribute to rising sea levels? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses

Continental snow and ice melt.
Continental snow and ice melt.

Rainfall increases.
Rainfall increases.

Sea ice melts.
Sea ice melts.

Water expands as it warms.
Water expands as it warms.

Answer 1

The two correct answers are:

1. Continental snow and ice melt.
2. Water expands as it warms.

These processes contribute to rising sea levels as warming temperatures cause glaciers and ice caps to melt and also cause the ocean water to expand.