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Why does the sea level drop during times when ice covers large areas of the Earth?
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∙ 13y ago
i guess that this happens because the water freezes and so instead of the water being liquid like, it becomes ice. making the sea levels drop at right about the time water starts being turned into ice.
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∙ 13y ago
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