21st Century Astronomy
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Author: Kay
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Chapter 9, Problem 24QP
(a)
To determine
Why the melting of Arctic ice does not affect the level of the oceans?
(b)
To determine
The melting of glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica affecting the level of the oceans?
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