What Happens if Glaciers Melt?

What form does most frozen water take in the Arctic?

• Glaciers

• Ice Sheets

• Permafrost

• Sea Ice

What will be the first the melt as global temperatures rise?

• Glaciers

• Ice Sheets

• Icebergs

• Permafrost

Shipping and Oil companies use______ to search for natural resources.

• Seismic Blasting

• Seismic Scaling

• Seismic Measurements

• Seismic Exploration

Melting ice in the oceans has little effect on sea levels.

• True

• Fasle

95% of land based ice is located in

• North and South Pole

• North America and Alaska

• Asia and Australia

• Greenland and Antarctica

What land area will be impacted most by melting land ice?

• Mainlands

• Coastal areas

• Islands

• Mountain ranges like the Alps

How much could the sea level increase if the land ice continues to melt?

• 70 meters

• 70 inches

• 700 meters

• 7 ft

One problem with glacier melting is...

• the water gets colder

• glaciers get dirty

• the earth gets warmer

• icebergs crash into other landforms

Mixing freshwater from glaciers with saltwater from the ocean has no effect on ocean currents.

• True

• False

Who or what is effected by melting glaciers?

• Ocean habitaits

• Animals living in the arctic

• Humans

• All the above