Antartica

Question 1

a large ecosystem, its own community of plants and animals

Answer 1

biome

Question 2

process by which gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and keep it close to Earths surface

Answer 2

greenhouse effect

Question 3

large floating sheet if ice that is attached to the coast

Answer 3

ice shelf

Question 4

the gradual increase of average temperatures of earths surface, trend

Answer 4

global warming

Question 5

large tube of ice removed from a glacier/ice sheet, test of average temperatures of prior years

Answer 5

ice cores

Question 6

a treaty that states no one owns antartica and it can only be used for scientific purposes

Answer 6

antartica treaty

Question 7

how could global warming harm the adelie penguins?

Answer 7

stop breeding, krill could move some place else from ice shelves melting.

Question 8

what are current effects of global warming?

Answer 8

increase in temperatures, increase of gases in the atmosphere, ice shelves melting, CO2 is rising

Question 9

what are some future effects of global warming?

Answer 9

plants and animals may not survive in warmer climates, widespread hunger, flooding

Question 10

what kind of biome is antarctica?

Answer 10

desert

Question 11

what do scientists who doubt climate change believe?

Answer 11

inconsistent rise, cold drops in temperature, that it is natural, could be a good thing

Question 12

describe three thing YOU can do to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Answer 12

1. carpooling
2. encourage parents to buy eco friendly cars,
3. plant more trees

Question 13

LOOK AT GRAPHS ON STUDY GUIDE!

Answer 13

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Question 14

Name the 3 research stations. Also name the 3 ice shelves

Answer 14

1. Amundsen-Scott 2. McMurdo 3. Plamer 1. Ross 2. Ronne 3. Larson