JS6 U78 Day 10 - Melting Away - Reading Comprehension

The melting glaciers will not affect wildlife in the park.

Glaciers are often described as _________.

At Glacier National Park, glaciers _________ the soil and carved out valleys.

When do ice sheets form?

Not many bears will live in the park if there are fewer berries.

Glaciers last forever.

What will happen to the wildlife at Glacier National Park if the glaciers melt?

Why is ocean water getting warmer?

If the coral reefs die, the fish which dart around and live in the reefs will _________.

When an ice sheet moves downhill, it becomes a glacier.

Coral polyps build reefs in warm ocean water.

More snowfall can harm _________.

Each year, approximately 3,000 trees are cut down in the U.S.

The one degree change in temperature is so small and cannot change anything in the environment.

Why are the glaciers in danger of melting away?

There are thirty-six glaciers covering parts of Glacier National Park.

Coral polyps can adjust to the new, warmer temperatures of the ocean.

Grinnell Glacier is much smaller now than it was in 1938.

The penguin is one of the victims of global warming.