Why doesn’t my glass of water overflow when the ice melts?
Can someone tell me?
And if my water glass is the earth and the poles are the ice and if they melt…
What happens?
answer- NOTHING
The ice is already floating, displacing its weight in liquid. Water ice shrinks in volume as it melts, because unique molecular structure. But you already knew that. Right?
And if my water glass is the earth and the poles are the ice and if they melt…
The water glass is NOT the Earth, and the poles are NOT the ice cubes floating in your glass. Fill in the blanks: Antarctica is a ________________. Greenland is a ___________.
What happens?
What do you think happens to the ice on Antarctica when it melts? What do you think happens to the ice on Greenland when it melts?
answer- NOTHING
Wrong answer. You get a grade of ZERO, as in complete catastrophic failure, on your paper.
Try to do better next time.