If Glacial Ice Were a Rock It Would Be A(n)_______

question 10

Multiple Choice

If glacial ice were a rock it would be a(n) _______ rock.

• A) igneous
• B) sedimentary
• C) metamorphic
• D) glacial ice cannot be a rock

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Definitions:

Empirical Statements

Assertions about the world that are verifiable through observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Contingent

Not necessary; could have been otherwise. What we believe (or a state of affairs) is contingent if we can imagine its being other than it is.

Royal Road

Historically, a phrase suggesting a direct and effortless path to a solution or goal; originates from the ancient Persian network of roads facilitating rapid communication.

Science

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