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ANTARTICA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Antarctic is the...?

a)

World's largest continent

b)

4th Largest Continent

c)

2nd largest continent

d)

5th Largest continent

2.

What is the most active volcano in Antarctica?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Pompeii

c)

Mount Elizabeth

d)

Mount Erebus

3.

Antarctica is the windiest place on earth?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following is NOT a true fact about Antarctica?

a)

It is the highest continent

b)

Is is the world's largest desert

c)

It is the smallest continent

d)

It is the driest of all continents

5.

Antarctica is at the...?

a)

Bottom of the world

b)

Middle of the world

c)

Top of the world

d)

In space

6.

Which of these animals do you NOT get in Antartica?

a)

penguins

b)

seals

c)

polar bears

7.

Who led the first team to reach the South Pole in 1911?

a)

Roald Amundsen

b)

Robert Falcon Scott

c)

Ernest Shackleton

8.

Which of the following important physical features is NOTlocated on Antarctica?

a)

Lake Vostok

b)

Mt. Cook

c)

Mt. Erebus

d)

Vinson Massif

9.

What percent of Earth’s Ice is in Antarctica?

a)

60%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

90%

10.

Why does Antartica have such cold weather?

a)

It has the strongest winds on Earth

b)

It has a very short summer season.

c)

It gets little direct sunlight.

d)

It has lots of snow and ice.