Answer to Question #314815 in General Chemistry for deniz

Question

multiple rivers that are carrying water from melting snow from many mountains to feed Van Lake during springtime. these mountains get around 1.96 km^3 snowfall through winter. if all the snow melts at once, calculate the change in the water level of Van Lake in meters? ( Van Lake surface area: 3713 km^2 , d(snow) = 0.92 g/cm^3 , d(water) = 1.0 g/cm^3 )

Answer 1

Because of their light color, snow and ice also reflect more sunlight than open water or bare ground, so a reduction in snow cover and ice causes the Earth's surface to absorb more energy from the sun and become warmer.