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What is a glacier?
A huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land
What are the two general groups of glaciers?
Alpine glaciers and ice sheets
What is firn?
The dense, grainy ice that has survived one year's melt cycle
What is the most important resource provided by glaciers?
Freshwater
How do melting ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels?
By adding fresh water to the ocean
Study Notes
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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