NASA | PIG Ice Shelf: First Contact

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What significant change has been observed in the Pine Island Glacier over the past decade?
Its speed has doubled.
It has stopped moving.
It has moved inland.
It has become thicker.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was it difficult to land on the ice shelf during the expedition?
There were too many animals on the ice.
The weather was too warm.
The surface was too soft.
The surface was heavily crevassed and hard.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason the team couldn't establish a camp on the ice shelf?
Lack of funding.
The surface was too hard for repeated landings.
There were no suitable locations.
The ice shelf was melting too quickly.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of instruments were set up near the ice shelf to collect data?
Seismographs and thermometers.
Solar panels and wind turbines.
Automatic weather stations and GPS receivers.
Cameras and microphones.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the team's plan for the next field season?
To use boats for exploration.
To return with helicopters for field work.
To conduct research from a distance.
To abandon the project.
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