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Antarctica

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Antarctica is

a)

very hot

b)

hot

c)

cold

d)

very cold

2.
Is Global Warming affecting the North Pole? 
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.

What do the ice caps do in the summer months?

a)

melt

b)

freeze

4.

What do the ice caps do in the winter?

a)

freeze

b)

melt

5.

What country owns Svalbard?

a)

Norway

b)

US

c)

Greenland

d)

Sweden

6.

What isn't a characteristic of the Polar Bear?

a)

Becoming extinct

b)

2% of their hunts are successful

c)

Marine animal

d)

They have white skin

7.

What isn't a characteristic of the Ringed Seal?

a)

Can weigh 160lbs

b)

Have flippers

c)

Highest population of seals in the world

d)

Hunted by the Arctic fox

8.

What does the narwhal have on its head?

a)

tusk

b)

horn

c)

rack

d)

claw

9.

Walruses have great eyesight out of water.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

What country is the South Pole located near?

a)

Chile

b)

Colombia

c)

Brazil

d)

Suriname

11.

Some areas of the South Pole are how many feet thick?

a)

10,000

b)

100,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

1,100,000

12.

Gentoo penguins hold long-lasting bonds with their __________.

a)

babies

b)

mates

c)

friends

d)

penguins of the same gender

13.

These are the ______ largest penguins.

a)

2nd

b)

1st

c)

3rd

d)

4th

14.

How long is the wingspan of a wandering albatross?

a)

3.5 meters

b)

6 meters

c)

10 meters

d)

4.5 meters

15.

Leopard seals do not have ______________.

a)

ears

b)

toes

c)

nose

d)

flippers

16.

Elephant seals are the _____________ seal in the world.

a)

largest

b)

smallest

c)

cutest

d)

darkest

17.

There can be up to 6 billion of these in the ocean around Antarctica at any given time.

a)

Krill

b)

Orcas

c)

Whales

d)

Seals

18.

The humpback whale usually travels _____________.

a)

alone

b)

with a herd

c)

with many other whales

d)

with many other humpback whales

19.

Orcas are herbivores.

a)

False

b)

True

20.

What is the orca's main predator?

a)

humans

b)

penguins

c)

humpback whales

d)

sharks