What Happens When a Glacier Encounters the Sea or a Lake

question 17

Multiple Choice

What happens when a glacier encounters the sea or a lake?

• A)The ice is denser than water and so scrapes along the bottom.
• B)White icebergs float but blue icebergs sink to the bottom.
• C)Large blocks of ice collapse off the front of the glacier and become icebergs.
• D)Rocks released from melted icebergs float on the water surface.
• E)All of these.

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