Which among the following is a cryogenic indicator of climate change?

Ice sheets and ice chores

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Sea level changes

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Lacustrine deposits

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All the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Ice sheets and ice chores
Cryogenic is nothing but the quantities that are involved with very low temperatures like ice. Among the given options ice sheets and ice chores are the examples of cryogenic indicators of climate change because ice and glaciers react to atmospheric changes and give clear signals about alterations in global climate.

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