The ice sheets in Greenland melt slightly during the summer months. This water collects in huge open lakes which eventually drain through Moulins. Moulins are
- trenches along the surface of the glacier which direct the water towards the ocean.
- huge water falls which allow the water to fall thousands of feet towards the bed rock underlying the glacier.
- are huge open collecting pools which allow the water to slowly evaporate.
- are pumps which pump the water uphill to huge tanks which provide water for the people of Greenland.
In February 2002, a piece of ice sheet biger than the state of Rhode island disintegrated in 30 days. This ice sheet
- is called the Ross ice sheet and is in antarctica.
- is called the Ross ice sheet and is located in Greenland.
- is called the Larsen B ice sheet and is located in Greenland.
- is called the Larsen B ice sheet and is located in Antarctica.
The Vikings left greenland because
- the innuits were mean to them.
- they couldn't get fresh water.
- they were defeated by the spanish.
- of a cold snap which lasted for 500 years.
One piece of evidence that humans have influenced global warming is that
- the ocean depths have cooled while the surface has gotten hotter.
- the troposphere (the lower region of the atmosphere) has gotten warmer while the stratosphere above it has cooled.
- algea blooms in the oceans have become more common.
- the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased.