Choose the most likely outcome if the large ice sheet on Greenland was to completely melt.

A. Greenland would sink by hundreds of meters in just a few years due to an isostatic adjustment.
B. Greenland would rise hundreds of meters in just a few years as isostatic rebound occurs.
C. Greenland would slowly sink over thousands of years due to an isostatic adjustment.
D. Greenland would slowly rise over thousands of years as isostatic rebound occurs.


Answer: D

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