Arctic Quiz

What is the Arctic?

• A kind of gas that is released by using energy

• A region in the very northern part of Earth

• A thick sheet of ice on an ocean

• No longer living

What does "sea ice" refer to?

• A region in the very northern part of Earth

• A rise in the average temperature on Earth

• A thick sheet of ice on an ocean

• A kind of gas that is released by using energy

What is global warming?

• A thick sheet of ice on an ocean

• A kind of gas that is released by using energy

• A rise in the average temperature on Earth

• No longer living

What does "extinct" mean?

• A region in the very northern part of Earth

• A rise in the average temperature on Earth

• A thick sheet of ice on an ocean

• No longer living

What is carbon dioxide?

• A region in the very northern part of Earth

• A rise in the average temperature on Earth

• A thick sheet of ice on an ocean

• A kind of gas that is released by using energy

What is one of the main reasons the Arctic animals are in danger?

• The Arctic is getting too much sunlight.

• The sea ice is melting faster than normal.

• There are too many predators in the Arctic.

• The Arctic temperature is becoming too cold.

What do polar bears primarily eat?

• Whales

• Fish

• Ringed seals

• Penguins

According to the text, what could happen to polar bears if the Arctic ice continues to shrink?

• They could adapt to a new environment.

• They could migrate to the Antarctic.

• They could become extinct.

• They could learn to hunt on land.

What is a significant challenge for newborn seal pups due to global warming?

• They can't find enough food.

• The dens they are born in can collapse into the water.

• They are hunted by polar bears immediately after birth.

• They cannot swim in the cold Arctic waters.

How do ringed seals stay safe from polar bears?

• They swim to the deeper parts of the ocean.

• They camouflage with the ice.

• They hide under the ice.

• They build dens in the snow.