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Holiday Science

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The more than 1,150-mile Iditarod Sled Dog Race begins in Anchorage and ends in which Alaskan city?

a)

Juneau

b)

Nome

c)

Fairbanks

2.

In which South American nation do pilgrims trek to a glacier to gather sacred ice during the festival of Qoyllur Riti?

a)

Peru

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

3.

The polar bear, one of the world's few all-white mammals, is strictly carnivorous and unafraid of humans. Scientists study the animals on Wrangel Island, in what ocean?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Antarctic

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

4.

What island, the world's largest and a part of Denmark, hosts a Snow Festival that has been recently changed to an Ice Sculpting Festival as a result of global climate changes?

a)

Greenland

b)

Iceland

c)

Ellesmere

5.

At Gemsstock ski resort, a portion of the Gurschen glacier was covered in foil to protect it from melting. In what European country is the resort located?

a)

Austria

b)

Switzerland

c)

Germany

6.

What Canadian province is home to the Rideau Canal, the world's largest naturally frozen rink?

a)

Ontario

b)

Alberta

c)

British Columbia

7.

About how many snow producing storms does the US experience each year, on average?

a)

54

b)

88

c)

105

d)

210

8.

Let's say you had a bucket piled 10 inches high with snow. If you heated the bucket until the snow melted, how high would the water be?

a)

10 inches

b)

1 inch

c)

5 inches

9.

Snow subjected to direct sunlight won't melt quickly. Why?

a)

Because it cools the air around it, which impedes melting

b)

Snow reflects the sun's rays

c)

The snow's crystal structure makes it resistant to melting

10.

A snow crystal's shape is determined principally by:

a)

temperature

b)

wind speed

c)

moisture content

d)

altitude

11.

TRUE OR FALSE:

Snowflakes always have six sides.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

The largest snowflake ever discovered was about the size of a dinner plate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

TRUE OR FALSE

No known species of reindeer can fly.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?

a)

pine tree

b)

mistletoe

c)

boughs of holly