Question 50-40-
1.2 Command of Evidence - Quantitative evidence: reading tables and graphs
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- The data for the 3 egories are as follows:�
- Gorner: 41.2 square kilometers
- Fiescher: 29.8 square kilometers
- Unteraar: 22.7 square kilometers
To monitor changes to glaciers in Switzerland, the government periodically measures them for features like total area of ice and mean ice thickness, which are then reported in the Swiss Glacier Inventory. These measurements can be used to compare the glaciers. For example, the Gorner glacier had blank
Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the example?
A.
a larger area than either the Fiescher glacier or the Unteraar glacier.
B.
a smaller area than the Fiescher glacier but a larger area than the Unteraar glacier.
C.
a smaller area than either the Fiescher glacier or the Unteraar glacier.
D.
a larger area than the Fiescher glacier but a smaller area than the Unteraar glacier.