Planet Mars | Earth Sciences

Are the icecaps of mars composed mostly of frozen water?

The ice caps in the North pole of Mars compose of frozen water and frozen carbon dioxide and the ice caps on the South Pole consists mainly of of frozen water.

In what form is the majority of the world's fresh water?

Frozen. In glaciers and icecaps.

Comets are composed mostly of?

Comets are mostly composed of rock, dust, water ice and frozen gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia

Where does most fresh water on earth remain?

Frozen in the icecaps (in the form of ice at the poles).

What difficulties would arise if the US had to depend on water frozen in the polar icecaps for its water needs?

Easy, its tap water! ----

What percentage of the world fresh water supply is frozen in Antarctica icecaps?

The current - 2014 - estimation is about 70%.

What is ice composed of?

Frozen Hydrogen and oxygen frozen h20= frozen water

What area has the most water?

Oceans contain most of the world's water. Frozen icecaps and glaciers contain most of the world's fresh water.

Which planet is mostly made of frozen water?

No planet is composed of mainly frozen water; Mars has probably the most frozen water of all the planets after the Earth. However, older textbooks and teacher's notes may well refer to Pluto, which is now classed as only a "dwarf planet" and is composed of roughly 50-70 percent rock and 30-50 percent ice. So, although Pluto has a lot of ice, it has more rock than ice (frozen water).

How many km3 of water is on our planet?

There is approximately 1,386,000,000 km3 of water on Earth, which includes all the water within the oceans rivers, lakes, groundwater, atmospheric water, and frozen water (i.e. snowcover and the icecaps).

What percntage of the world's fresh water supply is frozen in Antarctica's ice cap?

According to NOAA: "Of the three percent of the water that is not in the ocean, about 69 percent is locked up in glaciers and icecaps. Ninety percent of that frozen water is in Antarctica and about nine percent covers Greenland."

What percentage of earths fresh water is trapped in frozen icecaps and glaciers?

Only 2.5% of Earths water is fresh water and 98.8% of that water is in ice and underground. 1.7% of glaciers and ice caps in Antarctica and Greenland.

Is most if the fresh water is stored in the icecaps and iceberg?

Yes, most of the fresh water is usually stored in the iceberg and icecaps.

Is ice a rock?

No, ice is composed of frozen water from sub-zero tempatures.

What are the four gas giants composed of?

They are mostly composed of water, ammonia, and methane molten ices.

Where is earth's water found?

Most of the salt water is in the oceans, most of the fresh water is frozen in Antarctica and in icecaps and glaciers in other parts of the world. A very small part of the fresh water is in our rivers, lakes, dams, cisterns and refrigerators.

What is blood plasma mostly composed of?

Blood plasma is mostly composed of water and proteins that is found in albumin. Plasma is a yellow color and is very important.

Plasma is mostly composed of?

Plasma is approximately 95% water

What are the three types of mediums?

They are mostly composed of liquid water.

Are clouds composed of frozen hydrogen molecules?

No, they are large quantities of liquid water droplets.

What is the body mainly composed of?

The human body is mostly water. Therefore the body is mainly composed of Oxygen.

What happens when a comet orbits the sun?

Comets are composed mostly of various kinds of ice (which is to say, frozen liquids and gases, not just water ice) and when they approach the sun parts of them will boil away, which produces the distinctive comet's tail. Farther from the sun they have no tail, and remain frozen.

Why do beer cans explode in the freezer?

Because beer is mostly water, and water expands when frozen.

True of clouds at medium altitudes?

They are composed mostly of liquid water

What are three types of medium clouds?

They are composed mostly of liquid water.

What is the Oort Cloud made of?

The Oort Cloud is composed of comets, which are made of various kinds of ice (frozen water but also frozen methane) and rocks.

Which of the following is true about clouds at medium altitudes?

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What makes soap float?

it is mostly composed of lipids which weigh less that water

Is Pluto made mostly of water?

Pluto is composed primarily of rock and ice.

Why snow IS lighter than water?

Because snow is composed of mostly air.

What is fluid in the body?

The human body is mostly water. As such, the majority of the body's fluids are composed primarily of water.

What is the ice in a comet composed of?

Frozen gases like carbon monoxide and methane and water. And a lot of dust from rock.

Is the lithosphere made up of all of the liquid frozen or gaseous water on Earth?

Not. That is the hydrosphere. The lithosphere is composed of stone.

How does bleach conduct electricity?

Bleach is mostly composed of water, which is an excellent electrical conductor.

Organisms are composed of what types of chemical compound?

Mostly organic compounds.

Does frozen milk unfreeze faster than frozen water?

Milk is mostly water itself. The parts of the milk that aren't water (the fat) will unfreeze faster than the water. You should shake/mix milk up after unfreezing it.

Does Triton have ice?

Yes, and not just water ice. Triton's surface is mostly frozen nitrogen.

What are the main ingetiants of a comet?

Comets can be described as "Dirty Snowballs" and are composed of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases.

Is there water found on the sun?

No. The sun is mostly composed of a mixture of gases. It is far too hot to contain any water

What is siliceous ooze mostly composed of?

It is a mixture of water and the silica shell remains of marine plankton.

Is jupiters surface thought to be a giant ocean of liquid water?

No, Jupiter is composed mostly of gases.

What do glaciers and icecaps store?

water, and anything that gets trapped inside them.

Is Pluto planet made of mostly gas or rock?

Pluto is mostly made up of rock (70%) and the rest is not gas, but water (30%). This water is frozen due to its proximity from the sun.

Why are food frozen at a temperature below 0 degree celsius?

Food contains mostly water, and water freezes at zero ok?

Is the sun frozen or water vapor?

Neither, it is plasma (hot ionized gas). Mostly hydrogen and helium.

What does mars and earth have in common?

They both have seasons, polar icecaps, volcanoes, moons, an atmosphere, poles, an equator,and water. The water on mars is all frozen though because its seasonal average temperature is -63 Celsius. And the atmosphere is a lot thinner too. That is why mars is so cold.

What is the planet that is made mostly of frozen water?

Mars has quite a bit of frozen water on it, but Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, is comprised of almost entirely frozen water. Europa has a frozen core, then a layer of liquid water that is kept liquid by friction, then the thick, ice crust. But of course Europa is only a moon. Pluto is probably made of roughly 50% water ice, but Pluto is only a dwarf planet.

What are gasses in Jupiter?

Jupiter is composed mostly of hydrogen and helium with some ammonia methane and water vapor.

Is Gatorade homegeneous?

Being that it's composed mostly of water aka H2O. That would make it heterogeneous

What forms of water are found on Saturn?

Saturn is made up of mostly gases.So maybe at the core of Saturn there could some traces of frozen water.But there are most likely not any substances of water that is not frozen :D

Will green tea expand in a freezer?

Yes. All tea expands when it freezes. All tea is mostly water and water expands when frozen.