The South Pole and the Antarctic | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is the Antarctic circle?

• An imagined circle around the South Pole that surrounds Antarctica

• An imagined line which goes around the middle of Earth

• An imagined line which surrounds the Arctic

Answer explanation

The Antarctic circle is an imagined circle around the South Pole that surrounds Antarctica and includes part of the Southern Ocean.

What is Antartica?

• A continent

• An ocean

• A country

Answer explanation

Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean.

Where is the coldest windiest place on earth?

• Arctic

• Mount Everest

• Antarctica

Answer explanation

Antartica is the coldest and windiest place on earth. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -89 degrees

What is an ice cap?

• A floating sheet of ice

• A large, permanent covering of ice on land

• Ice which melts into the sea

• Ice which is found on mountains

Answer explanation

An ice cap is a large, permanent covering of ice on land. They cover most of Antartica.

When is Antarctica's summer?

• May to September

• November to March

• Never

• All year round

Answer explanation

November to March when the continent is tilted towards the sun.

Antartica can double in size in the winter

• true

• false

Answer explanation

True as the sea ice surrounding the continent freezes in the winter making the continent grow.