Which of the Following Is True of the Snowline

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the snowline?

• A)it increases in elevation with increasing latitude.
• B)it decreases in elevation with increasing latitude.
• C)it occurs at approximately the same elevation at all latitudes because the environmental lapse rate is approximately the same at all latitudes.
• D)it is moving lower with climate change.
• E)it is not affected by climate change.

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