Directions (Next Five Questions) : Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
- Arctic Sea ice has been melting at break-neck speeds in the past few decades, driven by warming air temperature, warming ocean water temperature, all of which are caused by or accelerated by man-made climate change.
- But there are other factors at play in the decline of ice in the Arctic ocean.
- Sea is generally moderated by sunlight.
- Warm ocean currents travel north from the equator and usher in warmer and warmer water, making sea ice growth difficult.
- It grows in the winter and melts in the summer.
- Weather patterns over the high mid-latitudes and the Arctic can also affect sea ice growth.
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