Effects of the arctic ice cap melting

By Sebastian Tulai

A1. The arctic ice cap is the sea ice covering the arctic ocean. On summer day’s, parts of the ice cap melts into little pieces that drift away. But in the cold dark winter, the ice spreads out where the arctic ocean is, making it easy for animals to find food.

A2. The arctic ice cap is melting because of global warming. Humans pollute the earth by burning coal, gas, and oil. The burning of fossil fuel traps gases that cause the earths temperature to increase.

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B1. With no ice cap, the arctic will be open for drilling for oil natural gas, and minerals.

B2.The melting of the arctic ice cap will not result to a sea level increase because the ice is already on the ocean. there for, the effects on the geosphere erosion will not be big.

B3. Because of the changes in climate, and more natural disasters,the erosion on the coastal areas will be impacted.

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C1. If the arctic ice caps melts, the heat from the sun will get absorbed from the ocean instead of being reflected. Both the atmosphere and the oceans will get warmer, and that will affect ocean currents.

C2. The carbon dioxide trapped in the ice, will be released back in the atmosphere, resulting in increased greenhouse effect. Some studies suggest that when the ice cap melts, it will open up the area for plankton growth, which will trap more carbon dioxide.

C3.The melting ice caps will affect the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen which affects the how plants will be able to produce oxygen.

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D1. Greenland ice sheets are close to the arctic ice cap. Greenland might soon melt as well if                  the ice caps disappear.

D2. The sea levels will rise, the oceans will get warmer, and the salinity of the ocean will decrease. All of these will affect the ocean currents, which in term will affect the climate.

D3.The sustainability of the Hydrosphere of the hydrosphere will be impacted with the sea level rise, salinity change.

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E1. With no ice keeping the polar bears and seals safe, the animals might be exhausted from swimming and might drown. Polar bears need ice to catch seals for meals, 1/10 polar bears caught seals and succeeded.

E2. Aboriginal people need fish and seals to survive. The ice helps the humans not use there boats and can stay in one spot in the middle of the ocean, then they have to change the way they fish. If the ice disappears, some animals may not survive, and some other animals will adapt to the new environment. aboriginal people need to find a way to hunt.

E3. Animals need the ice to survive the extreme environment. Without the Ice caps, some of the animals will go extinct. because of the higher sea level, many coastal areas will flood, and people, animals, and plants will migrate.

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F1. The melting ice caps will affect the geosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere one by one. For example, The hydrosphere will have sea level rise which will affect the erosion of the geosphere, which will affect the biosphere.

F2. It shows that a lot of problems will occur in the next few centuries with billions of people dealing with the heat and natural disasters. some say that a lot of bad stuff will happen to earth, starting with the arctic ice cap.

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Core Competencies Reflection

Here is evidence that I can… collaborate, teach, be considerate to others, discuss, contribute to class discussion, explain, justify, share ideas, etc. Core Competency: _______Communication_____________      I think of ways to add interesting facts on the assignment that could be understood by viewers. I add specific details and tried to think of answers that could fit in each of the four spheres of earth in this science project. Sometimes, I can share ideas to some classmates which could be helpful to them while they are working. I tried to make my answer as clear as possible, so the teachers could see I was interested in doing the polar ice cap melting project. I did as much sentences I could fit in with the questions, but maybe they were not enough to put in each of the four spheres. I show myself as a hard worker but needs to improve on some sentences or paragraphs, I also show that I am finding resources and facts then combine some it together.   Ways I want to improve are… To try and be more specific on my answers and to be more clear on my assignment. I see what I did wrong, then it will show that I will correct that mistake and see if I can not do that mistake again. I will also try and put as much sentences as I can so I could get higher marks next time I have an important assignment in school.