Question

command of quantitative evidence: foundations
area of three glaciers in the 2016 swiss glacier inventory
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
which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to complete the example?
choice 1
a a smaller 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 larger 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.

Explanation:

By observing the bar - chart, the bar representing the Gorner glacier is taller than the bars for both the Fiescher and Unteraar glaciers, indicating a larger area.

Answer:

C. a larger area than either the Fiescher glacier or the Unteraar glacier.