Question

The solid form, snow and ice is present as
A. Ice caps at the poles of the earth
B. Snow-covered mountains
C. Glaciers
D. Ice caps at the poles of the earth, snow-covered mountains and glaciers

Answer 1

Hint: The water circulated in the water cycle takes three different forms; solid, liquid and gas. The solid form of water is ice which is found at the poles of the earth. The liquid form is present in rivers, seas and oceans.

Complete answer: The solid form of snow and ice is present as ice caps at the poles of the earth. It is in the form of snow-covered mountains and glaciers. Ice and glaciers are part of the water cycle in the atmosphere, even though the water in them moves very slowly. Ice caps influence the weather too. The colour white reflects sunlight (ultraviolet rays) more than darker colours, and as ice is so white, the sunlight is reflected back to the sky, which helps to create weather patterns. About 2.1 % of the Earth's water is frozen in glaciers, 97.2 % in the oceans and inland seas, 2.1 % in glaciers, 0.6% is in groundwater and soil moisture, less than 1 % in the atmosphere, less than 1 % in lakes and rivers, and less than 1 % in all living plants and animals. About a total of three-quarters of Earth's freshwater is stored in the glacier. The glacier ice is the second-largest reservoir of water on Earth. It is also the largest reservoir of freshwater on Earth.

Note: Nowadays melting of the glacier becomes a major problem on Earth. Due to global warming, temperatures rise and ice melts, more water flows to the sea from glaciers and ice caps. Ocean water warms and expands in volume.