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About 1/8. Ice in icebergs is usually pure water, whereas the sea is salty.
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What is a large mass of ice called?
Ice caps or ice fields are glaciers on land. They grow above the snow line.
What element of the line above might be difficult for a translator to re-create in another language?
A line of text with alliteration would be hard to replicate.
Why can you have the same type of contour line above and below sea level?
It means the same thing.
This type of fault occurs when rock above the fault moves upward at the fault line?
Reverse Fault
What is the definition of water shed?
Water Shed is an imaginary line that divides one drainage basin from another.
If an iceberg has 90 percent of its body below the water line then why doesn't a cuise ship with 90 percent of its body above the water line roll over?
because the ship is to heavy
Why did they miss the iceberg in the titanic?
Typically, rough water sloshes against ice at the water line, making it visible but the ocean was so smooth that night that it was sailing On A Sea Of Glass. No water broke and the berg was not spotted until far too late.
How much of a glacier is above the water line?
Over 90% of an iceberg's volume (and mass) is underwater. Therefore 10% is above the water.A glacier is a flow of ice downhill, driven by snow and ice accumulating in the mountains. When a part of the glacier breaks off and begins to float on the sea, it becomes an iceberg.
Was it the captain's fault that the titanic hit an iceberg?
No. Typically, rough water sloshes against ice at the water line, making it visible but the ocean was so smooth that night that it was sailing On A Sea Of Glass. No water broke and the berg was not spotted until far too late.
Why didnt titanic slow down when they received iceberg warnings?
Typically, rough water sloshes against ice at the water line, making it visible but the ocean was so smooth that night that it was sailing On A Sea Of Glass. No water broke and the berg was not spotted until far too late.
How deep is the iceberg that hit the Titanic?
The exact depth of the iceberg that hit the Titanic may never be known. There are photographs of the iceberg that supposedly hit the Titanic, and the size at the surface was estimated at 100 feet high, upwards to 400 feet long.
The part of the tooth that is visible above the gum line is called what?
crown
Is the equator a real visible line?
No the equator is not a visible line. The equator is real but is not visible
Do sharks attack from above or below?
Sharks can see above the water line.
Where about on the Titanic did the iceberg hit?
the bottom. it left a line
Where are lines visible?
visible lines are the part of clipping of object in computer graphics. if you find out the line in the figure area then this line is said to be visible line
Where are visible lines used?
visible lines are the part of clipping of object in computer graphics. if you find out the line in the figure area then this line is said to be visible line
