It is thought that if the ice sheet were removed, West Antarctica would actually be a collection of islands.More than 98 percent of Antarctica is covered with ice, this contains about 70 percent of the world's fresh water. The thick ice cover makes it the highest of all continents, with...
Ice shelves are thick—sometimes as thick as 1,000 meters, or 3,300 feet—suspended platforms of ice that are formed when ice from an inland glacier flows down to the ocean. They surround about 75 percent of Antarctica's coastline and cover an area of more than 1.5 million square kilomet...
Ice shelves are thick—sometimes as thick as 1,000 meters, or 3,300 feet—suspended platforms of ice that are formed when ice from an inland glacier flows down to the ocean. They surround about 75 percent of Antarctica's coastline and cover an area of more than 1.5 million square kilomet...
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C. Global sea levels rise by 3 meters. D. Climate change comes to an E. nd. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 A 答案A 解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“As ice melts in West Antarctica,the ground beneath is quickly rising”可知,随着冰融化,西南极洲地下部分迅速上升。故选A项。
What percentage of Antarctica is not covered in ice? What biome is the Rocky Mountains? What is unique about coniferious forest biomes? How was the tropical forest biome named? What is the climate of a temperate rainforest biome? What percent of the world is covered by water? What is the...
A.iceB.sugar C.blood D.molecule.答案32.B.主旨大意题.根据文章主题段第一段Far from the land of Antarctica,a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean.At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish,the Antarctic cod.可知本文讲述的是南极洲的一种小鱼,故B正确.33.A...
What percent of Earth's total volume is the crust? Layers of the Earth.: The earth can be divided into 3 layers. The core, mantle and crust. The core is molten and completely liquid. The mantle is mainly solid but parts of it are molten while the crust is completely solid. The Ear...
On Oct 15,50 Chinese researchers(研究者)took a ship named Xuelong 2 from Shenzhen,to Antarctica.Xuelong 2 is the first icebreaker(破冰船) made in China.It took two years to build Xuelong 2.It is reported that Xuelong 2 is one of the world's best research icebrea...
What is Larsen ice shelf a. The coldest part of Antarctica. b. The most fragile part of Antarctica. c. The closest part of Antarctica to Australia. d. The part of Antarctic where most scientists live. 答案 A[解析] 如果考生没有听清楚内容,从文章的整体内容我们可以排除最后两项。然后根据一...