WorksheetsLEMMiNO - 10 Facts Winter / The 8 Spiders
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
The Earth is closer to the Sun in January than in July.
True
False
What is the reason for the Earth having different seasons?
Number of planets
Rotation speed
Axial tilt
Distance from the Moon
What nickname did photographer Wilson Bentley gain for capturing over 5000 photos of snowflakes?
Blizzard Man
Snowflake Man
Frosty Man
Snowball Man
Around how heavy was the largest hailstone ever found?
2 kg
0.5 kg
1.5 kg
1 kg
What is the reason for snow appearing white even though ice is translucent?
Snowflakes bounce and reflect all visible light.
Snowflakes absorb all visible light.
Snowflakes emit white light in certain conditions.
Snowflakes are naturally white in color.
Snow is very good at absorbing sound.
True
False
What makes a blizzard different from a snowstorm?
Wind speed
Duration
Visibility
All the options
What is the way some animals, like the Arctic fox, stay alive during winter?
They hibernate
They change the color of their fur to white
They migrate
They change their eating habits
Up to what temperature can the Arctic fox survive?
-60 degrees Celsius
-90 degrees Celsius
-70 degrees Celsius
-50 degrees Celsius
In the Bering Strait is possible to walk between the US and Russia at all times during the year.
True
False
Where is the coldest place on Earth?
Greenland
What is the survival strategy when some insects and animals essentially freeze during winter?
Camouflage
Freeze tolerance
Migrate
Hibernate
According to the video, which website specializes in showing if urban legends are true or not?
The book "Insect Fact and Folklore" contains a lot of information about spiders.
True
False
What was the name of the supposed columnist who wrote the article that started the spider urban legend?
Lisa Birgit Holst
Emily Lucy Brown
Which magazine was mentioned as the most possible source of the article?
PC Pro (UK)
PC Professional (Sweden)
PC Magazine (US)
PC Professionell (Germany)
In the end, the article that is supposed to be the origin of the legend is not real.
True
False
What term is used to describe the continuous retelling of the spider-swallowing myth without evidence?
Internet hoax
Misinformation loop
Circular reporting
Urban myth
