Ice Caps Melting? Oh, c'mon....

Watch the following video on melting ice caps and answer the following questions:





1) The ice caps shrink in....
a) summer.
b) spring.
c) winter.

2) One of the consequences of this is....
a) that the Northwest Passage is closed.
b) that the Northeast Passage is now open.
c) that the Northwest Passage is now open.

3) Scientists say that...
a) as more ice melts, the ice around becomes stronger and melts at a slower rate.
b) as more ice melts, the ice around becomes weaker and melts at a slower rate.
c) as more ice melts, the ice around becomes weaker and melts at a faster rate.

4) According to some scientists,
a) this is something we had not seen in thousands of years.
b) this is something which happens every year.
c) this will happen again in two thousand years.

KEY: 1a, 2c, 3c, 4a