Name _____________________ Date _________

Climate Change WebQuest

Part 1
• Google “Climate Time Machine”
• Click on the first link for the NASA website

Use the different tabs to

answer the questions about each topic

Sea Ice
What time of year is Arctic sea ice at its minimum? _______________________

What does the word perennial mean?

(Look up the definition)

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What is perennial ice cover?

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Sketch the perennial ice cover for the following years

1979 2018
Sea Level
Which ice sheet have satellites observed thinning? ______________________

How much will sea levels rise if this ice sheet partially melts? ____________

How much will sea levels rise if this ice sheet melts completely? ____________

Sketch what would happen to coast lines if the sea level rose 6 meters:

Southeast U.S. Northern Europe

Carbon Dioxide
Use the color-coded map
of Earth to record how carbon dioxide levels have changed over the years:

Year 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

CO2
(ppm)

Global Temperature
Which part of Earth has warmed the most? _____________________________

Approximate: how many degrees has this area warmed since 1880? _________