The correct response is:
Sea ice has melted, allowing more sunlight to hit the ocean.
This change has led to the absorption of more heat by the ocean, contributing to the warming of the Arctic Ocean over the past 40 years.
Why has the temperature of the Arctic Ocean changed during the last 40 years?(1 point)
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Sea ice has melted, allowing more sunlight to hit the ocean.
Sea ice has melted, allowing more sunlight to hit the ocean.
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.
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.
More sunlight now reaches Earth than in the past.
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