Climate Change

Question 1

What is the impact of climate change on Antarctica?

Answer 1

• Melting polar ice caps
• Changes in sea ice
• Changes in land ice

The impact is widely debated, with differing views on how global warming affects Antarctica.

Question 2

True or false: Global warming is affecting the Antarctic in the same way across all regions.

Answer 2

FALSE

Climate change is affecting different parts of Antarctica in different ways.

Question 3

Which side of Antarctica is experiencing growing land ice?

Answer 3

Eastern side

Only some of the land ice on the eastern side is growing.

Question 4

What is happening to the western side of Antarctica?

Answer 4

• Losing significant amount of land ice
• Not gaining any sea ice

The western side is experiencing a loss of land ice.

Question 5

What is increasing dramatically in the eastern side of Antarctica?

Answer 5

Eastern sea ice

While some land ice is growing, the eastern sea ice is increasing significantly.