Question

warm - up
fill in the blanks with words that make the reading true based on what we have learned this week (mastery grade, 5 points)
we have been learning about how the temperature of the ____________ can impact the land. water takes __________ to heat up and cool down than the land does. this impacts the temperatures we feel nearby. typically, beaches are much ____________ than areas inland.
with global warming, its no surprise to learn that our planet and the oceans are getting ____________. if the ____________ ice melts, we will at risk for sea level rise.
word bank:
sea
oceans
longer
cooler
less time
warmer
land

Explanation:

The first blank is about the body of water (oceans) whose temperature affects land. Water takes longer (second blank) to heat/cool than land. Beaches (near water) are cooler (third blank) than inland. Global warming makes the planet/oceans warmer (fourth blank). Sea (fifth blank) - ice melting causes sea - level rise.

Answer:

1. oceans
2. longer
3. cooler
4. warmer
5. sea