Arctic ice management

What is the writer's intention in the first paragraph?

• To criticise an existing way of doing things.

• To predict problems a project could face.

• To inform the reader about an innovative concept.

• To persuade influential bodies to undertake a course of action.

2. 2. What outcome does the writer suggest in the second paragraph?

• The thinning of the sea ice could be halted.

• The risk of there being no sea ice in the future would be dramatically lowered.

• 2-3 metres of additional sea ice could be deposited.

• The constant erosion of the sea ice could be stopped.

3. 3. What does the writer mean when he describes the water as being insulated in the fourth paragraph?

• The ice cap protects the water underneath from freezing.

• The effect of the sun prevents the water from getting too cold.

• Arctic water is colder.

• Pollution in the water makes it difficult for it to freeze.

4. 4. What objective is the writer describing at the end of the fourth paragraph?

• Cleaning the ice that has been discoloured.

• Increasing the amount of snow that falls on the ice.

• Making the thickness of the ice uniform.

• Preventing the sun from impacting the ice.

5. 5. What is the writer referring to with the word This at the end of paragraph 6?

• Conditions that have never happened before.

• Conditions that happen very rarely.

• Normal winter conditions.

• Conditions that were predictable.

6. 6. What reason does the writer give in the seventh paragraph for the sea ice not getting thicker?

• The winds from the north are too warm.

• The ice cap is not thick enough.

• Seismic activity under the ice had an effect.

• Warm water currents affected the formation of the ice.