Climate Change Impacts

What is one of the most documented effects of climate change related to glaciers and ice sheets?

• Melting of glaciers and ice sheets

• Increase in glacier mass

• Formation of new glaciers

• Stabilization of ice sheets

How has the volume of Mount Kilimanjaro’s glacial ice changed over the past century?

• It has increased significantly.

• It has remained the same.

• It has decreased significantly.

• It has disappeared completely.

The melting of glaciers and ice sheets impacts water resources by:

• Increasing sea levels and reducing freshwater availability

• Decreasing sea levels and increasing freshwater availability

• Having no effect on sea levels or freshwater availability

• Only affecting marine life without impacting water resources

The three main processes responsible for sea level rise are:

• thermal expansion, melting glaciers, and ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica

• ocean currents, wind patterns, and tectonic activity

• volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis

• solar flares, magnetic field shifts, and asteroid impacts

A small increase in sea level can have what impact on coastal environments?

• Erosion of beaches

• Increase in marine biodiversity

• Decrease in coastal pollution

• Improvement in fishing conditions

Over 600 million people live in coastal areas that are less than __ meters above sea level. Fill in the blank.

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 20

Which species are likely to be under threat of extinction due to the loss of sea ice?

• Polar bears

• Penguins

• Seals

• All of the above

True or False: Many of the countries most vulnerable to sea level rise have the resources to prepare for it.

• True

• False

What has increased in the North Atlantic since 1970 according to the passage?

The Sahel has become drier over the past several decades due to:

• climate change

• deforestation

• overgrazing

• all of the above