SealevelriseGlobalwarmingmaymakethesealevelbecome(1)h.SealevelriseGlobalwarmingmaymakethesealevelbecome(1)h.Why?Well,warmerweathermakesglaciers(冰川)(2)m.Aglacierisalargeblockoficethatmo

Question

Sea level rise Global warming may make the sea level become (1) h________.
Sea level rise
Global warming may make the sea level become (1) h________.Why?Well,warmer weather makes
glaciers(冰川) (2) m________.A glacier is a large block of ice that moves very,very (3) s________.Some
melting glaciers add more water to the ocean.Warmer temperatures also make water expand(膨胀).When water expands in the ocean,it takes up more space and the level of the sea (4) r________.
Sea level may rise between several inches and as much as 3 feet during the next century.This will affect (5)
b________ natural systems and man-made structures(构筑物) along coastlines.Coastal flooding(沿岸泛滥) could
cause salt water to f________ into areas with harmful salt,threatening plants and animals in those areas.For example,an increase in the salt content(含量)of the Delaware(美国特拉华州) and Chesapeake( 切萨皮克市)
bays is thought to have decreased the number of oysters(牡蛎) able to live in those waters.

Answer 1

1 higher
2 melt
3 slowly
4 rises
5 both
6 flow