Iceland
Complete the sentence
Vocabulary
Iceland Rising
Pollution and Global Warming
100

Iceland is on what continent?

Europe

100

Global warming is ________ with each day.

worsening

100

to make or become worse

worsen

100

What is causing the island to slowly rise?

The melting icecaps

100

How can we reduce our trash?

recycling

200

Is Iceland to the North or South of the equator?

North

200

The volcanoes would have _________ effects on Iceland.

disastrous

200

lacking stability or firmness

unstable

200

How does the loss of ice contribute to global warming?

It cause a rise in the temperature

200

What is the main thing that is found in the ocean that causes fish and other marine life to die?

plastic

300

What oceans is Iceland between?

North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean

300

___________ under the earth could set off the volcanoes.

Disturbances

300

frightening because of an awareness of danger

alarming

300

What other areas of the world does the problems in Iceland affect?

Northern Europe

300

What is the main case of global warming?

cars

400

How is Iceland geographically active?

It has volcanoes and earthquakes.

400

The earth _________ the devastation of Iceland's volcanoes 12,000 years ago.

witnessed

400

having extremely unfortunate or horrible consequences

disastrous

400

What other activity on Iceland can melt the glaciers?

Volcanoes

400

How does melting ice cause problems in other parts of the world.

rise in sea levels.

500

What language do people speak in Iceland?

Icelandic

500

Their disappearance causes the land to _________ like a spring.

swell up

500

a unity having thirty parts or aspects

thirtyfold

500

What year did the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupt?

2010

500

What will happen if the temperature on earth rise by 2 degrees on average?

It will cause plants and animals to die.