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__** Monday 15 September **__

**WALT** ask questions to understand the text better **Success Criteria :** - We know we can ask questions about the text we are reading to help us understand the text better. - We will use the text, vocabulary lists, pictures to help us answer our questions.

//** Here are some of our questions we have asked today about the text: **//

**Text:** //**Melting Glaciers and the Himalayas**//

**Jack -** Why are glaciers getting shorter? The glaciers are getting shorter because they are melting from the sun.

**Amani -** When glaciers why is it affecting the water levels? The only glaciers of importance if there melting that would cause a rise in sea level are those

of Anatartica and Greenland. The glaciers are affecting water levels and the water levels are

affecting Antartica and Greenland.

**Damian -** What is the temperature of a glacier? The temperature of a glacier is -20C because they are full of ice. A glacier is formed by ice building up over the years to form big blocks of ice.

**Katia -** Why aren't we doing anything about this? And why will it affect us? Some people will get affected by the lack of water. The Himalayans estimate that their glaciers will be gone by 2035.

**Hayley -** Why are glaciers melting so rapidly? Global warming which is making them melt faster as well as the sun. Carbon dioxide is another factor as well.

**Tabitha -** Why are the glaciers melting? Glaciers have started to melt since around 1850, and that is why people think it is more important know. The temperatures are expected to rise between now and the 21st Century. The earth is getting warmer because of global warming. This is a big reason why glaciers are melting.