Is the Earth heating up or cooling down?
The Earth is heating up.
Which takes up more space: colder or warmer water?
Warmer water takes up more space.
What is happening to glaciers?
The glaciers are melting.
Have average sea temperatures been rising or falling?
Average sea temperature have been rising.
By how much has the average sea level risen in the last 100 years?
Over the past 100 years, the average sea level rose by nearly 7 inches.
What are the dangerous gasses in the atmosphere called?
Greenhouse gasses
In which countries/continents are the ice sheets located?
The ice sheets are in Greenland and Antarctica.
How do you say "floods" in Spanish?
inundaciones
Who is more in danger because of rising sea levels: people who live by the ocean, or people who live on a mountain?
Rising sea level is a threat to people who live near the ocean.
Is sea level rise *worse* where the land is sinking or rising?
Sea level rise is worse for places where the land is sinking.
Are sea levels *everywhere* rising at the same speed?
No. Sea level is rising faster in some places than others.
Plate ______ cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains.
Plate TECTONICS cause these events.
TRUE or FALSE: Sea levels are falling.
False. Sea levels are *not* falling. They are rising.
TRUE or FALSE: Warmer water takes up more space than colder water.
True. Warmer water takes up more space than colder water.
TRUE or FALSE: Floods do not force people to leave their homes.
False. Floods *do* force people to leave their homes.
Thermal ___________ means that warmer water takes up more space than colder water.
Thermal EXPANSION means that warmer water takes up more space than colder water.
