2.8 - Cryosphere: Ice and Snow Storage
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Practice Questions
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What does the cryosphere include?
💡 Hint: Think about all forms of frozen water on Earth.
Approximately what percentage of the world's fresh water is held in the cryosphere?
💡 Hint: Consider the major components of fresh water on our planet.
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What percentage of global freshwater is stored in the cryosphere?
💡 Hint: Recall the key statistics about the cryosphere.
True or False: The cryosphere includes only ice caps.
💡 Hint: Think about all components of frozen water.
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If the entire Greenland ice sheet were to melt, what would be the estimations of the global sea level rise?
💡 Hint: Think about large-scale impacts of major ice sheets.
Discuss the role of the cryosphere in climate regulation and its feedback mechanisms.
💡 Hint: Consider the interactions between ice, climate, and temperature.
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