ConcepTest: Global Temperature Change and Water Reservoirs
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Question:
If average global temperatures dropped 5 degrees C, which reservoir (source) of water would most likely experience the greatest percent volume change?
a. Oceans
b. Glaciers and ice sheets
a. Oceans
b. Glaciers and ice sheets
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is b.
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