1.In 4 decades, all the glaciers on the , the source of water for millions of people could be gone. (1 Point) Greenland Ice Sheet Glacier National Park Himalayas Vatnajokull 2.By the end of this century the rain forest , home to HALF the world's biodiversity could become a dry grassland. (1 Point) Amazon Congo Southeast Asian Monteverde 3.A temperature rise between 1 to degrees is possible over the next 100 years. (1 Point) 2 6 11 15 4.The Earth has been sending us warnings of the effects of rising global temperatures which include the following: (1 Point) more and extreme forest fires more floods and droughts stronger and more severe storms all of the above 5.In the past 1 million years, it has never been more than 1 degree C warmer than it is now. (1 Point) True False 6.With more degree(s) F of warming, the Arctic will be ice-free half of each year. (1 Point) one two three zero 7.Two hundred million metric TONS of are released into the atmosphere each year for all the cheeseburgers eaten in the United States. (1 Point) methane carbon dioxide water vapor carbon monoxide 8.If there are degrees F warming, the Earth will lose the vast majority of tropical coral reefs. (1 Point) 2 3 4 5 9.The are the world's largest 'carbon sinks'-nature's primary way of absorbing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. (1 Point) Rain forests Continents Oceans All of the above 10.Too much carbon dioxide in the ocean can turn it . (1 Point) acidic saltier alkaline All of the above 11.Hurricane Katrina's winds reached mph, which is above a Category 5. (1 Point) 155 165 175 185 12.Acidification of ocean water dissolves the and skeletons of forams and coccoliths. Forams and coccoliths help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (1 Point) flesh sand shells beaks 13.Global Warming does not only mean the Earth's average temperatures are rising, it also means Earth's Systems are changing (ex: cold places are getting warmer and warm places are getting cooler). (1 Point) True False 14.It took years to make the Greenland Ice Sheet. (1 Point) 150 1,500 150,000 1,500,000 15.The Greenland Ice Sheet contains enough water to raise sea level as much as meters. (1 Point) 2 5 7 10 16.If global temperatures rise 4 degrees F, the River in India could dry up. (1 Point) Ganges Rio Grande Amazon None of the above 17.Scientists predict if global temperature continue to rise, there will be no more glaciers in the Himalayas by the year . (1 Point) 2025 2035 2045 2055 18.Scientists predict with a degree increase, oceans will die, deserts will spread, and cities will be flooded and abandoned. (1 Point) 2 4 6 8 19. percent of the world's oxygen is produced by the Amazon Rain Forest. (1 Point) 10 20 30 none 20.Are there ways we can help slow down the rise in global temperatures?Immersive Reader (1 Point) Yes No Maybe