Under the Ice, pages 6-19

Kathy Conlan is a ________.

• marine biologist

• geologist

• physicist

• chemist

What word does Kathy Conlan use to describe the ice that hangs down as a result of salt being squeezed out from the sea ice above?

• icicles

• stalactites

• chandeliers

• crystals

TRUE or FALSE: Kathy Conlan’s first job was as an engineer in California.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Ice Scours destroy and make new life possible.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Where was Kathy when she discovered her love of the ocean?

• Vancouver Island

• Hawaii

• Florida

• Bahamas

TRUE or FALSE: Narwhals are essential food for seals and whales.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It took ________ hours to reach Antarctica from Ottawa.

• 27 hours

• 40 hours

• 30 hours

• 35 hours

TRUE or FALSE: Kathy Conlan saw mountains and other land forms in the shape of an arrow pointing their way to Antarctica.

• TRUE

• FALSE

_______% of Antarctica is covered in ice.

• 50%

• 75%

• 90%

• 100%

How many countries have research stations on Antarctica?

• 12

• 18

• 52

• 85