The North Pole and the Arctic | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is the Arctic circle?

• An imaginary line around the middle of Earth

• A line which Earth sits on

• A line of longitude

• An imagined circle around the North Pole that surrounds the Arctic

Answer explanation

The Arctic circle is a line of latitude, an imagined circle around the North Pole that surrounds the Arctic.

What is the Arctic surrounded by?

• ocean

• land

• mountains

Answer explanation

Land - the continents of Europe, North America and Asia are next to the Arctic.

What is sea ice?

• parts of the sea which used to come from a glacier

• parts of the sea which are frozen

• ice which has melted in the sea

Answer explanation

Much of the Artic Ocean around the North Pole is frozen sea ice, up two to three metres thick.

What is the key word for the definition 'this is ice which never thaws, even in summer time'?

• Sea ice

• temporary ice

• permanent ice

• ice sheets

Answer explanation

Permanent ice never thaws, even in summer time

What is the midnight sun?

• the 24 consecutive hours of sunlight during the Arctic or Antarctic summer

• when the moon is so bright, it looks like the sun

• when the sun never comes out

Answer explanation

Midnight sun happens in the Arctic and Antarctica because when the area is tilted towards the sun, it means the sun does not set.

When does Arctic experience winter?

• November to March

• May to September

• All year round

• never

Answer explanation

November to March as the Arctic is tilted away from the sun at this point.