Question

Ice sheets reflect sunlight, _____ Earth and causing more ice to _____.

A. cooling; melt
B. cooling; form
C. warming; melt
D. warming; form

Answer 1

The answer is C. warming; melt

Ice sheets reflect sunlight, warming Earth and causing more ice to melt.

Answer 2

Ice sheets reflect sunlight, warning Earth and causing more ice to melt, since this warmth is reflected into the ice sheets and glaciers themselves, which melt due to the increase in heat.