WorksheetsReading Smart Step 2 Book 11 Unit 2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 22mins
The Arctic encompasses Siberia, Greenland, and the northern parts of Alaska, Canada, and _____________.
Norway
Finland
Scandinavia
Sweden
Denmark
The title of unit 2 is: "The Arctic's ____________ is heating up"
atmosphere
ice
environment
future
Over the past ____________________, the planet's average temperature rose by ______________.
50 years
60 years
0.7 C
0.9 C
40 years
In the Northern Hemisphere, however, this heat transfer works much more effectively because of the (a) in Europe, Asia, and North America.
The ice in Antarctica is protected by an large (a) that encircles the continent, trapping cold air on the landmass and over the surrounding oceans.
Exploration licenses for oil and gas are being granted across the region and deals are in the works to develop $500 billion offshore reserves in parts of the Arctic's _________ Sea.
Kera
Kara
Kira
Kura
Kora
Minerals such as zinc, gold, ___________ and _______________, which are abundant in the Arctic, will become easier to extract.
iron
steel
nickel
oil
silver
a large area of floating ice
glacier
pack ice
permafrost
Arctic
ice cap
to cover or surround an area
channel
hemisphere
recede
encompass
shed
in preparation or being planned
untamed
predominantly
in the works
untainted
offset
This [rising sea levels] will have devastating consequences for the millions of people who live in ____________ areas, as well as significantly affect coastal cities around the world, including New York and London.
ice cap
fossil fuel
equator
ice pack
low-lying
Paraphrase (use different words/grammar) this sentence:
Mountain ranges in the Northern Hemisphere, channeling warm jet stream currents towards the Arctic, facilitate heat transfer.
Paraphrase this sentence:
Water does not revolve well in the Arctic because there are landmasses in the
region.
Paraphrase this sentence:
Melting snow exposes dark-colored land and leads to the albedo effect - where warming compounds because of heat absorption in dark areas.
Would you ever want to travel to the Arctic or Antarctica?
Yes!
No
remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization
glacier
untamed
pristine
predominantly
