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Originally Posted by Georgie
if the core creates matter its possible
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If is a wonderful word isn't it? For example,
if my aunts name was Bob she'd be my uncle (there are other versions of that statement that I don't post
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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23
correct.
we went over this a while back in another thread. ill give a basic recap: the ice caps are fresh water, floating in saltwater. so they are slightly more buoyant than if they were floating in regular freshwater. now anywhere from 8-15% of ice will be above the surface, waters expansion rate at freezing however is lower than that. so even tho it expands as it freezes, the amount of ice above the surface is what will really add to the ocean level
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Well, that and the fact that Greenland and Antarctica are land covered in ice, so their glaciers aren't displacing any water.