Which of the Following Statements Is Not True of Glaciers

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is not true of glaciers?

• A) For the past 200 years, most of the glaciers of the world have been shrinking
• B) The cause of glaciers shrinking is climatic warming
• C) Scientists have monitored the largest ice masses in the world particularly intensely because of their potential effects on global sea level
• D) Greenland and Antarctica have two of the world's largest ice masses
• E) In Greenland, there has been thinning of ice in high-altitude regions but substantial thickening near the margins.

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Definitions:

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Chest Tube

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Tube Displacement

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