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What is a glacier?
What is a glacier?
- A river of ice that flows through valleys
- A large body of water that freezes over in winter
- A huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land (correct)
- A type of rock formation found in mountains
What are the two general groups of glaciers?
What are the two general groups of glaciers?
- Ice shelves and ice caps
- Icebergs and sea ice
- Alpine glaciers and ice sheets (correct)
- Tropical glaciers and continental glaciers
What is firn?
What is firn?
- The top layer of snow on a glacier
- The process of compression melting
- The dirt and soil pushed out of the way by a glacier
- The dense, grainy ice that has survived one year's melt cycle (correct)
What is the most important resource provided by glaciers?
What is the most important resource provided by glaciers?
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How do melting ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels?
How do melting ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels?
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What is a glacier? What are the two general groups of glaciers? What is firn? What is the most important resource provided by glaciers? How do melting ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels?
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