WorksheetsPermafrost Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
a thick layer of earth below the surface of polar regions that remains below freezing point throughout the year
Living the dream
Permafrost
LAST
Permafrost helps trees grow.
True
False
Maybe
Imma not sure
Because of global warming, what is happening in the tundra?
The animals are getting heat stroke and are dying
It is flooding more often
Its getting hotter, which means the plants are dying, which means herbivores don't have enough food to eat
The Permafrost is melting which means the Ocean level is rising, which leads to more floods
Nothing because Global Warming is a hoax(fake)
Melting ______________ in the Arctic releases methane.
Icebergs
Glaciers
Permafrost
Popsicles
When permafrost warms and thaws, it releases carbon dioxide and ____ into the atmosphere.
Water
Methane
Fire
Dirt
In Alaska, permafrost temperatures have warmed as much as ____˚C in the last few decades
0
2
5
9
When the ice in permafrost melts, the ground becomes unstable and can slump, causing _____.
rock and landslides
floods
coastal erosion
fire
People and animals and their diseases have been frozen in the permafrost for hundreds of years, but unfreezing them ____.
is not cause for concern
can bring back those diseases
can cause more food for wildlife
can cause more plants to be made from the remains
When released, trapped methane under the ground and ice can ____.
Light on fire
Sink further into the ground
Fill holes in the ground above it
Remain stagnant
