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Antarctica

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a flat, mosslike growth on rocks and trees.

a)

Tundra

b)

krill

c)

lichen

d)

ice cap

2.

the usual weather in a place.

a)

glacier

b)

coast

c)

climate

d)

Tundra

3.

fierce, strong bird that lives in Antarctica year-round.

a)

skua

b)

krill

c)

pelican

d)

dodo

4.

land that is next to an ocean or a sea.

a)

ice cap

b)

glacier

c)

coast

d)

Tundra

5.

small shrimplike animals found in the ocean which are the primary food source for many Antarctica animals.

a)

salmon

b)

krill

c)

skua

d)

penguins

6.

large mass of ice that moves slowly down the side of a mountain.

a)

ice cap

b)

iceberg

c)

glacier

d)

Tundra

7.

cold barren area where much of the soil is frozen.

a)

Tundra

b)

glacier

c)

iceberg

d)

ice cap

8.

sheet of ice and snow that permanently covers an area.

a)

glacier

b)

ice cap

c)

iceberg

d)

Tundra

9.

the process of studying and learning about a subject.

a)

coast

b)

climate

c)

research

d)

lichen

10.

large mass of ice that has broken off a glacier and is floating in the sea.

a)

glacier

b)

iceberg

c)

ice cap

d)

Tundra

11.

What is the name of the area for #1?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Weddell Sea

c)

Ross Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

12.

What is the name of the area for #2?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Weddell Sea

c)

Ross Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

13.

What is the name of the area for #3?

a)

Mt. Erebus

b)

Antarctic Peninsula

c)

Polar Plateau

d)

Indian Ocean

14.

What is the name of the area for #4?

a)

Polar Plateau

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Mt. Erebus

d)

Antarctic Peninsula

15.

What is the name of the area for #5?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Ross Sea

16.

What is the name of the area for #6?

a)

Weddell Sea

b)

Ross Sea

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

17.

What is the name of the area for #7?

a)

Antarctic Peninsula

b)

Polar Plateau

c)

Mt. Erebus

d)

Atlantic Ocean

18.

What is the name of the area for #8?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Ross Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

19.

What color should layer #1 be?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

brown

d)

green

20.

What color should layer #2 be?

a)

green

b)

black

c)

brown

d)

white

21.

What color should layer #3 be?

a)

brown

b)

white

c)

black

d)

green

22.

What color should layer #4 be?

a)

black

b)

brown

c)

green

d)

white

23.

What is the name of layer #1?

a)

snow/ice layer

b)

rock layer

c)

plant layer

d)

dirt layer

24.

What is the name of layer #2?

a)

rock layer

b)

dirt layer

c)

plant layer

d)

snow/ice layer

25.

What is the name of layer #3?

a)

dirt layer

b)

plant layer

c)

rock layer

d)

snow/ice layer

26.

What is the name of layer #4?

a)

snow/ice layer

b)

dirt layer

c)

rock layer

d)

plant layer

27.

Antarctica is the __________ largest continent.

a)

sixth

b)

fifth

c)

first

d)

four

28.

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

a)

Roald Amundsen

b)

James Cook

c)

Mr. Popper

d)

Sir James C. Ross

29.

The word Tundra means _______.

a)

full of ice

b)

super cold

c)

barren, treeless land

d)

cold and dark

30.

The largest penguin is the ___________.

a)

chinstrap

b)

Adeline

c)

Emperor

d)

rock hopper

31.

In Antarctica winter occurs from ___________ to __________.

a)

December to February

b)

November to March

c)

May to July

d)

January to February

32.

Most of Antarctica has been explored.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Scientists and researchers study plant and animal life in Antarctica.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

In Antarctica there is not enough food for large animals to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Polar bears are the largest animal living in Antarctica.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Ernest Shackleton survived being stranded for 2 years on ice.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Why is it hard to live in Antarctica?

a)

There are not any stores there.

b)

There are no cars or buildings.

c)

Temperatures can drop to -127 degrees.

d)

All of the above.

38.

In Antarctica, half of the year it is all sunlight, and the other half it is all darkness.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

People who work in Antarctica get around on these vehicles:

a)

bikes

b)

Sprytes

c)

jet skis

d)

roller skates

40.

No one owns Antarctica.

a)

True

b)

False