If the polar icecaps melted,the resulting water would spread over the entire Earth.This new mass distribution would tend to make the length of a day
A)longer.
B)shorter.
C)stay the same.
D)shorter at first,then longer.
E)longer at first,then shorter.

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The redistribution of mass from the poles to the equator would increase Earth's moment of inertia, leading to a slower rotation and thus a longer day.

If the Polar Icecaps Melted,the Resulting Water Would Spread Over