If when there is global warming, the ice caps and things melt, wont it take up less space, because ice takes up less space when it has melted!
It doesn't make sense that waters will rise when this happens, does it!
Maybe it's just me but i think they're wrong
I wasn't sure where to put this question, so forgive me!
2006-09-15 21:15:30 · 5 answers · asked by jobe j 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
They are wrong, you are right and I forgive you! I feel the same way!
2006-09-15 21:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by basscatcher 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're right. It's a bunch of crap.
Water level will not rise. Get a glass, put ice in it. Set it on a napkin. Add water to the top. Come back when the ice is melted and not a drop will have gotten to the napkin.
(This ignores the condensation from the outside of the glass.)
2006-09-16 12:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in theory when the ice-caps melt there will be more space but the water from the ice-caps have got to go somewhere. Do`nt you think there might be a tad to much water!
2006-09-15 21:23:18 · answer #3 · answered by madge 51 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it this way.
A can of water has this huge chunk of ice in it that rises way above the water level. As the chunk melts, the level of water in the can will rise because the ice was so much higher than the original water level.
2006-09-15 22:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by Made in America 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ice melt into water - sea level rises
also more land refill, less surface area for the water, thus "overflowing"
ice are piled upwards while water spread sideways, thus need more space when melt
2006-09-15 21:21:18 · answer #5 · answered by movies watcher 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋