Icebergs are formed when ___________

a) salty seawater freezes and drifts out to sea
b) ice breaks off from coastal glaciers that reach the sea
c) gigantic pieces of frozen slush are taken out to sea
d) ice floes expand and raft on top of one another
e) large amounts of hail coalesce into a large mass


B

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A) A
B) B
C) C
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