What is a glacier? What features distinguish the three types of glaciers?
What will be an ideal response?
A glacier is an accumulation of snow and ice that is thick enough to flow under its own weight. A valley glacier is confined within a bedrock valley and is consequently long and narrow. Glaciers not confined within a bedrock valley are classified by size. Unconfined glaciers that cover an area larger than 50,000 square kilometers are ice sheets, whereas smaller examples are ice caps.
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In general, environmentalists believe that governments should ________
A) deregulate corporations B) lower corporate taxes C) nationalize all Earth's natural resources D) discourage ecolabeling E) promote social and environmental justice
The planets stay in orbit around the Sun because of a balance between ________ and ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which feature on this figure is formed by melting of mantle above the slab?
A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E
Restricted ocean basins located in warm climates will experience high rates of evaporation, which will result in the creation of evaporate minerals such as gypsum or halite
When such a solution containing dissolved mineral matter evaporates, why does the mineral matter precipitate instead of evaporating with the water? What will be an ideal response?