Giant Whales Move Into Greenland Waters as Ice Melts
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Big whales are now going to Greenland waters. This is new for them. The sea ice there is melting. Melting means the ice is turning into water. This is happening because of climate change. Climate change means the Earth's weather is changing over time. It is making the world warmer.
When the ice disappears, new water opens up. Whales can swim into this water. They can find lots of food there. People call this a feeding frenzy. A feeding frenzy is when animals eat very fast and a lot. The whales are enjoying this new space.
Scientists are watching this change. They say it shows how climate change affects nature. It changes where animals can live. It also changes where animals can find food. Greenland's waters are now different because of less ice.
This story shows a big change in nature. It is both interesting and worrying. More whales are coming, but the ice is disappearing. Scientists want people to understand this connection.
Vocabulary15 words
- whale
- a very big animal that lives in the sea
- ice
- water that is frozen and hard
- melt
- to change from solid ice into liquid water
- climate change
- a big change in the Earth's weather over time
- feeding frenzy
- when animals eat very fast and a lot together
- region
- a big area of land or sea
- disappear
- to go away and not be seen anymore
- scientist
- a person who studies how things work
- warmer
- more hot than before
- nature
- everything in the world that is not made by people
- food
- what people or animals eat
- swim
- to move through water using your body
- space
- an open area with room to move
- change
- to become different
- affect
- to have an effect on something
Quiz
Answer key
1. The sea ice is melting 2. When animals eat fast and a lot 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Big whales are now going to _____ waters. This is new for them. The sea ice there is _____. Melting means the ice is turning into water. This is happening because of climate _____.
When the ice _____, new water opens up. Whales can swim into this water. They can find lots of _____ there. People call this a feeding _____.
Scientists are _____ this change. They say it shows how climate change affects _____. It changes where animals can _____. It also changes where animals can find food.
This story shows a big change in nature. It is both interesting and _____. More whales are coming, but the ice is disappearing.
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