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1 kwi 2024 · Yellows and oranges indicate areas with warmer temperatures, like open water or thin sea ice, while blues denote colder temperatures, like areas of thick ice. The mosaic is notable because, even with extended observations, clouds can get in the way.
The largest of those pieces—Iceberg A-76A—now drifts nearly 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) away in the Drake Passage. The passage is a turbulent body of water between South America’s Cape Horn and Antarctica’s South Shetland Islands, including Elephant Island visible in this image.
Why does ice float on water? - BBC Science Focus Magazine
2 gru 2023 · Why does ice float in water, instead of sinking to the bottom? It has to do with water's density and molecular structure. (Image credit: eloi_omella via Getty Images)
21 maj 2024 · Many people have observed that ice floats in water, which seems to defy common sense, as most people expect solid forms of liquids to be heavier than their liquid forms. Like everything else that floats, ice floats because it is less dense than water, demonstrating the property of buoyancy.
10 cze 2002 · The water and ice particles in the clouds we see are simply too small to feel the effects of gravity. As a result, clouds appear to float on air. Clouds are composed primarily...
26 lip 2022 · Sea ice plays a crucial role in regulating climate – it’s much more reflective than the dark ocean water, reflecting up to 70% of sunlight back into space; in contrast, the ocean reflects only about 7% of the sunlight that reaches it.
