WorksheetsWinter Fest
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many times a year does the sun set in the Arctic?
a)
Zero
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Twelve times
2.
What is a "hoar"?
a)
A type of frost formed by flat frozen crystals
b)
The sound ice makes when it is shifting
c)
A type of icicle
d)
An Inuit name for a snowstorm
3.
Which of the following conditions would help sound travel farther and sound clearer?
a)
Just before it snows
b)
When the snow is fresh and fluffy
c)
When the snow is actually falling
d)
When the snow surface is smooth and hard from time or strong winds
4.
What ratio of people buried in avalanches survive the ordeal?
a)
One in two
b)
One in four
c)
One in twenty
d)
One in seventy
5.
Where do icicles most often form?
a)
The south side of buildings
b)
The north side of buildings
c)
The west side of buildings
d)
The east side of buildings
6.
What is a "toque"?
a)
One of the words Inuit people use for snow
b)
A small barrel tied to a St. Bernard dog's neck in the Swiss Alps
c)
The word Canadians use for winter hat
d)
A hot beverage in Norway
7.
What percentage of fresh snow is composed of air?
a)
30%
b)
50%
c)
80%
d)
90%
8.
What was the record for the most snowfall in a 24-hour period?
a)
30 inches in Prince George, British Columbia
b)
54 inches in Waterville, Maine
c)
76 inches in Silver Lake, Colorado
d)
110 inches in Rimouski, Quebec
9.
Who invented the snow mobile?
a)
Henry Ford of Michigan
b)
Robert Francis St. Jean of Switzerland
c)
Joseph-Armand Bombardier of Quebec
d)
David Bushnell of Connecticut
10.
The largest iceberg ever recorded worldwide was 207 miles long and 62 miles wide. Where was it found?
a)
Off the coast of Greenland
b)
In the Arctic
c)
In the Antarctic
d)
Off the coast of Baffin Island
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