If polar ice cap melt would it really flood the world
By rudeloin121
@rudeloin121 (4)
August 27, 2011 2:25am CST
Think about it: ice actually has more volume than water does. Thats why it's able to float in the water.
If the polar ice caps melt, it seems that the sea level might actually decrease, because the volume of the solid water will go down.
It's the volume that counts, isn't it? Not the mass or density.
5 responses
@Ryanyuan123 (95)
• China
27 Aug 11
Yes,it is an easy physical phenomenon.If the polar ice completely float on the water,maybe the level will not change when ice melts.However,actually amounts of ice are not floating and they seem like a land at the polar.So if we think like that, it is too late.Let's move! Low-carbon life!!
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
27 Aug 11
I wouldn't know. We'll know when it happens.
Maybe I'll start packing my things if ever I get the slightest hint that it's melting.
Maybe I'll start packing my things if ever I get the slightest hint that it's melting. @GemmaR (8517)
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27 Aug 11
I don't think that the entire world will be flooded, but I do think that the parts of the world that are closest to oceans may see that they have a few more problems in the future. If you think about it, although the ice would melt and take up less space, it would be more fluid that the ice which would mean that it was more of a danger during storms and things like that. There is a lot of ice that floats on the water that doesn't pose too much of a problem right now, but it certainly would if it was melted into water.
@petersum (4522)
• United States
27 Aug 11
Hey, don't say things like that! The "End of the Worlders" will come and get you!
Actually that isn't true. Ice has the same weight, therefore it displaces the same amount of water. But nice idea - I bet that got a few "greens" worried for a minute or two!
Actually that isn't true. Ice has the same weight, therefore it displaces the same amount of water. But nice idea - I bet that got a few "greens" worried for a minute or two!
