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Here are the answers to the questions on the worksheet for the movie *The Day After Tomorrow*.
1. Where does the movie begin?
The movie begins in Antarctica, at a U.S. research station on an ice shelf.
2. What are the men doing at the beginning of the movie?
They are drilling deep into the ice shelf to take core samples (cylinders of ice) for scientific study.
3. What is the depth of the drill when the shelf begins to crack?
The drill is at a depth of about 8 miles (roughly 12 kilometers).
4. Why does Jack attempt to go back across the crack?
He goes back to save his friend and colleague, Frank, who fell into the crevasse but was caught by his rope.
5. How is Jack saved from falling into the crack in the ice?
His other colleagues grab him and pull him back onto solid ice just before he falls in.
6. What are the scientists measuring in the core samples of ice?
They are measuring past climate data, specifically looking at temperature changes over thousands of years trapped in the ice layers.
7. How does Jack explain the occurrence of an ice age from Global Warming?
He explains that global warming melts polar ice caps, adding fresh water to the ocean. This disrupts the "North Atlantic Current" (part of the Gulf Stream), which normally brings warm water to the north. Without this heat, the Northern Hemisphere freezes rapidly.
8. Why don’t the leaders of the conference where Jack presents his data want to make any dramatic changes to reduce emissions?
They are worried about the negative impact on the economy and believe that making big changes would cost too much money and hurt businesses.
9. How are the temperatures of the ocean currents being monitored?
They are monitored using buoys floating in the ocean that send data back to computers.
10. Why are the technicians not concerned with the 13° drop from the first buoy?
They think it is just a malfunction or error with that specific piece of equipment, rather than a real change in the ocean temperature.
11. What type of unusual weather occurs in Tokyo?
It hails giant chunks of ice (some as big as cars) that destroy buildings and kill people.
12. What organization does Jack work for?
He works for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) as a paleoclimatologist.
13. Why did Sam fail his Physics final?
He failed because he refused to cheat off another student’s paper during the test.
14. What do the astronauts from the window of the ISS see?
They see three massive storm systems swirling over the Northern Hemisphere, looking like giant hurricanes.
15. What do Sam and Laura observe in the sky when they arrive in NYC?
They see the Statue of Liberty and notice that the sky has turned a strange greenish-grey color, signaling the approaching storm.
16. What has the professor from Scotland observed that he believes is extraordinary?
He observes snow falling in New Delhi, India, which is extremely unusual for that location.
17. How long ago was the last great climate shift?
According to Jack’s data, the last time this happened was about 10,000 years ago.
18. What type of unusual weather occurred in California?
A series of tornadoes tore through Los Angeles.
19. What do the experts use to predict possible weather forecasts?
They use supercomputers to run complex climate models.
20. How does Jack explain the extreme weather events that occur?
He explains that the disruption of the ocean currents is causing the jet stream to push freezing air from the poles down into the lower latitudes very quickly.
21. What profession is Jack’s wife in?
She is a doctor (specifically, she works at a hospital).
22. What do the results of the first computer model show?
The model shows that the temperature will drop drastically, leading to a new Ice Age within days or weeks, not centuries.
23. Why can’t Sam fly home from NYC?
All flights have been canceled due to the severe weather conditions and storms.
24. What does Jack want the Vice President to do after he gives him the computer model results?
He wants the government to issue an immediate evacuation order for the entire northern half of the United States.
25. What do the students at the museum note about the mammoth found in Siberia?
They notice that the mammoth’s stomach contents include tropical plants, suggesting that Siberia used to have a much warmer climate.
26. What causes the helicopters to crash?
The fuel lines freeze up because the temperature drops so low and so fast that the fuel turns into a gel-like substance and stops flowing.
1. Where does the movie begin?
The movie begins in Antarctica, at a U.S. research station on an ice shelf.
2. What are the men doing at the beginning of the movie?
They are drilling deep into the ice shelf to take core samples (cylinders of ice) for scientific study.
3. What is the depth of the drill when the shelf begins to crack?
The drill is at a depth of about 8 miles (roughly 12 kilometers).
4. Why does Jack attempt to go back across the crack?
He goes back to save his friend and colleague, Frank, who fell into the crevasse but was caught by his rope.
5. How is Jack saved from falling into the crack in the ice?
His other colleagues grab him and pull him back onto solid ice just before he falls in.
6. What are the scientists measuring in the core samples of ice?
They are measuring past climate data, specifically looking at temperature changes over thousands of years trapped in the ice layers.
7. How does Jack explain the occurrence of an ice age from Global Warming?
He explains that global warming melts polar ice caps, adding fresh water to the ocean. This disrupts the "North Atlantic Current" (part of the Gulf Stream), which normally brings warm water to the north. Without this heat, the Northern Hemisphere freezes rapidly.
8. Why don’t the leaders of the conference where Jack presents his data want to make any dramatic changes to reduce emissions?
They are worried about the negative impact on the economy and believe that making big changes would cost too much money and hurt businesses.
9. How are the temperatures of the ocean currents being monitored?
They are monitored using buoys floating in the ocean that send data back to computers.
10. Why are the technicians not concerned with the 13° drop from the first buoy?
They think it is just a malfunction or error with that specific piece of equipment, rather than a real change in the ocean temperature.
11. What type of unusual weather occurs in Tokyo?
It hails giant chunks of ice (some as big as cars) that destroy buildings and kill people.
12. What organization does Jack work for?
He works for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) as a paleoclimatologist.
13. Why did Sam fail his Physics final?
He failed because he refused to cheat off another student’s paper during the test.
14. What do the astronauts from the window of the ISS see?
They see three massive storm systems swirling over the Northern Hemisphere, looking like giant hurricanes.
15. What do Sam and Laura observe in the sky when they arrive in NYC?
They see the Statue of Liberty and notice that the sky has turned a strange greenish-grey color, signaling the approaching storm.
16. What has the professor from Scotland observed that he believes is extraordinary?
He observes snow falling in New Delhi, India, which is extremely unusual for that location.
17. How long ago was the last great climate shift?
According to Jack’s data, the last time this happened was about 10,000 years ago.
18. What type of unusual weather occurred in California?
A series of tornadoes tore through Los Angeles.
19. What do the experts use to predict possible weather forecasts?
They use supercomputers to run complex climate models.
20. How does Jack explain the extreme weather events that occur?
He explains that the disruption of the ocean currents is causing the jet stream to push freezing air from the poles down into the lower latitudes very quickly.
21. What profession is Jack’s wife in?
She is a doctor (specifically, she works at a hospital).
22. What do the results of the first computer model show?
The model shows that the temperature will drop drastically, leading to a new Ice Age within days or weeks, not centuries.
23. Why can’t Sam fly home from NYC?
All flights have been canceled due to the severe weather conditions and storms.
24. What does Jack want the Vice President to do after he gives him the computer model results?
He wants the government to issue an immediate evacuation order for the entire northern half of the United States.
25. What do the students at the museum note about the mammoth found in Siberia?
They notice that the mammoth’s stomach contents include tropical plants, suggesting that Siberia used to have a much warmer climate.
26. What causes the helicopters to crash?
The fuel lines freeze up because the temperature drops so low and so fast that the fuel turns into a gel-like substance and stops flowing.
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