Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: The melting of Arctic sea ice by rising temperatures is an example of a positive-feedback loop BECAUSE the lack of ice cover will result in the Arctic Ocean absorbing more of the Sun

's radiation. A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


A

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