Life Without Ice

Question 1

Why is ice so important from an ecological standpoint

Answer 1

Sea ice helps regulate exchanges of heat, moisture, and salinity in the polar oceans.

Question 2

Why is ice so important from a historical standpoint

Answer 2

It contains ice cores which hold information about carbon levels from many years ago

Question 3

What would happen if all of the worlds melted

Answer 3

sea level would rise about 70 meters (230 feet). The ocean would cover all the coastal cities. And land area would shrink significantly. Many animals and humans would lose their homes as a result

Question 4

What would affect us more, melting glacier ice or melting sea ice

Answer 4

Melting glacier ice

Question 5

What total percentageof freshwater does ice provide

Answer 5

69.5%

Question 6

What is thermal expansion

Answer 6

Thermal expansion is where an object expands and becomes larger due to a change in its temperature. Example: the ocean is rising because its at a higher temperature