Across
- 2. due to these what happens in the arctic doesn't stay in the arctic, these are global.
- 3. this is the ice that forms on the surface of the ocean, and melts somewhat (and more and more) during the summer
- 5. the seals polar bears really like to eat
- 6. polar bears are evolved for walking on ice, but also for ________ in the ocean to hunt.
- 9. melting of this ice does not cause sea levels to rise because it is already in the water
- 12. the more sea ice melt in the arctic (north) ocean in the summers opens up routes for more shipping and has political and ______ importance
- 14. this ice, found on land, is melting into the oceans and causing seal level rise
- 15. penguins exhibit this type of coloration that we have learned about before in ocean animals
Down
- 1. this is a land continent with huge mountains covered in glaciers
- 4. is a region on earth with no native human inhabitants
- 7. are aquatic birds that live in only the southern hemisphere
- 8. this region is an ocean surrounded by land
- 10. thermal ______ or the way that water takes up more space when it is warmer is another main cause of sea levels rising with climate change
- 11. sea ice reforms in the arctic during the winter but it is not _____-year so it is thinner and less diverse habitat
- 13. the skin of a polar bear is this color, thought to help them absorb heat energy