Listening Comprehension - Measuring Global Sea Level Rise

You are going to listen to a report on the methods of measuring global sea levels. For each question choose the correct answer.

Buoys near the coastline
1. provide important data about the world's oceans
2. have been around since 1880
3. show deep how oceans really are
4. are as reliable as satellite data
The new Sentinel-6 satellite
1. is a joint project with the European Space Agency
2. will travel at 800 miles an hour
3. is a substitute for the coastal buoys
4. can measure the depth of the oceans
Radar used by Sentinel-6
1. measures how far away the ocean's surface is
2. measures the height of the land
3. absorbs the signals on the ocean's surface
4. is a technology that has never been used before
After five years in orbit
1. Sentinel-6 will be followed by a similar mission
2. a different satellite system will be used
3. measurements will have become as exact as possible
4. scientists will have enough reliable data
Through sea level measurements we can understand how
1. oceans are changing
2. oceans are actually shrinking in size
3. important deep oceans really are
4. fish populations are migrating
Scientists need as much information as possible because
1. global warming is taking place at a faster rate
2. it is more difficult to assess the data than it was decades ago
3. hurricanes are becoming more dangerous
4. Sentinel-6 only has a short lifespan

Listening Comprehension - Measuring Global Sea Level Rise - LC032