Then and Now - bio beyond Questions
and Answers
Do you notice anything about the distributution of bleaching? The bleaching gets worse
the further north you go
Now that you have observed a change in the temperature around the reef and a change in
distribution of the bleaching, what might be happening? Select all that apply. 1.The water
around the northern part of the reef is more polluted
2.The water around the northern part of of the reef is warming the most
Do these data from Australia and New Zealand support your hypothesis? No, these data
do not support my hypothesis
Are the data from multiple places around the world consistent with what you have already seen?
1.The size of the warming anomalies is increasing
2.Higher temperatures are more frequent globaly
What is the trend in the Reference Glacier data? Glaciers are decreasing in mass
Where do you think most of the liquid water from these melting glaciers ends up? Oceans
, What is the pattern in all three lines on the graph? Heat content is increasing
According to the map above, which areas are at highest risk for bleaching? Hint: orient yourself
to the equator, which goes through the map horizontally and makes a roughly equal top and
bottom. Select all that apply. 1.Northern Pacific Ocean
2.Northern Atlantic Ocean
3.Coral Sea
Shown to the right is a second map, with red dots showing the location of reefs worldwide.
Which areas you identified above also contain large concentrations of corals? Select all that
apply. Coral Sea
Northern Pacific Ocean
Do these global data support your hypothesis? No, these data do not support my
hypothesis
t's time to put it all together. Use what you have learned in this lesson to create a conclusion
below. warming,melting,warming, experiencing bleaching
Perhaps, you've studied this topic before, heard things in the news, or simply have an opinion
based on your own experience. What is your impression of Earth's average temperature over the
last 100 years? It is increasing ... (We are looking for your opinion, not any specific answer).
A moderate amount
and Answers
Do you notice anything about the distributution of bleaching? The bleaching gets worse
the further north you go
Now that you have observed a change in the temperature around the reef and a change in
distribution of the bleaching, what might be happening? Select all that apply. 1.The water
around the northern part of the reef is more polluted
2.The water around the northern part of of the reef is warming the most
Do these data from Australia and New Zealand support your hypothesis? No, these data
do not support my hypothesis
Are the data from multiple places around the world consistent with what you have already seen?
1.The size of the warming anomalies is increasing
2.Higher temperatures are more frequent globaly
What is the trend in the Reference Glacier data? Glaciers are decreasing in mass
Where do you think most of the liquid water from these melting glaciers ends up? Oceans
, What is the pattern in all three lines on the graph? Heat content is increasing
According to the map above, which areas are at highest risk for bleaching? Hint: orient yourself
to the equator, which goes through the map horizontally and makes a roughly equal top and
bottom. Select all that apply. 1.Northern Pacific Ocean
2.Northern Atlantic Ocean
3.Coral Sea
Shown to the right is a second map, with red dots showing the location of reefs worldwide.
Which areas you identified above also contain large concentrations of corals? Select all that
apply. Coral Sea
Northern Pacific Ocean
Do these global data support your hypothesis? No, these data do not support my
hypothesis
t's time to put it all together. Use what you have learned in this lesson to create a conclusion
below. warming,melting,warming, experiencing bleaching
Perhaps, you've studied this topic before, heard things in the news, or simply have an opinion
based on your own experience. What is your impression of Earth's average temperature over the
last 100 years? It is increasing ... (We are looking for your opinion, not any specific answer).
A moderate amount
