U5W3 Global Warming Comprehension Questions

What is the best definition for global warming?

• the RAPID rise of the United States' average temperature

• the RAPID rise of the United States' daily temperature

• the STEADY rise of Earth's daily temperature

• the STEADY rise of Earth's average temperature

How are weather and climate different?

• Weather is the average weather over a period of days and climate is what happens every day

• Weather is what happens every day and climate is the average weather over a period of days

• Weather is the average weather over a period of years and climate is what happens every day

• Weather is what happens every day and climate is the average weather over a period of years

According to what we read in "Global Warming" what may happen to the polar bears?

• global warming could melt the sea ice which would impact their food supply

• global warming could drive polar bears to warmer climates

• global warming could cause wild fires where they live

• global warming could cause severe weather patterns in the Arctic

What could an increase in sea levels cause (more water in the ocean)?

• hurricanes

• floods

• droughts

• powerful storms

What is the most important idea in the text "Global Warming"?

• hurricanes

• floods

• Rapid global warming will continue unless people make an effort to slow it down

• Planting a single tree can make enough oxygen for the lifetimes of 2 people

What does stability mean?

• something that is solid, steady, and doesn't change much

• moving back or away

• the amount that something changes

• easy to see or notice

What is the OPPOSITE of gradual? (Gradual means something that happens slowly)

• happens quickly

• moving back or away

• the amount that something changes

• easy to see or notice

What does decays mean?

• belongs

• refreshes

• decomposes (rots)

• invents

What does noticeably mean?

• hardly noticed

• easily noticed

• somewhat noticed

• eventually noticed

What does the word impact mean?

• a strong effect or influence

• a feeling of happiness

• a strong desire or wish

• a feeling of shock or disbelief