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ANTARCTICA

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Planted his nation's flag at the South Pole

a)

Robert F Scott

b)

Roald Amundsen

c)

Admiral Byrd

2.

The first Indian expedition touched Antarctica on

a)

11th January 1981

b)

9th January 1980

c)

9th January 1982

3.

Bharti

a)

unmanned research station

b)

manned research station

c)

third research station

4.

Highest point of Antarctica

a)

Mt. Erebus

b)

Mt. Vinson Massif

c)

Mt Terror

5.

Strong cold wind in Antarctica

a)

blizzards

b)

cyclone

c)

typhoon

6.

Russian Vostok station

a)

is at the highest point in Antarctica

b)

recorded the lowest ever temperature

c)

located on the coastal region

7.

Antarctica is a

a)

cold desert

b)

massive plain

c)

marshy lowland

8.

life found in the surrounding waterbodies of Antarctica

a)

skarks

b)

pol.ar bear

c)

krills

9.

Ice cover in Antarctica

a)

4000 mts thick

b)

5000 mts thick

c)

3500 mts thick

10.

Antarctica is called 'Çontinent of Science' because

a)

Many Scientists are settled there

b)

It provides great scope for scientific study of the earth's weather

c)

it has all scientific equipments

established

11.

minerals believed to be present below the surface of Antrarctica

a)

uranium

b)

zinc

c)

manganese

12.

Antarctica is covered with

a)

vast ice sheet

b)

multiple lakes

c)

innumerable rivers $&streams