WorksheetsYear 9 The Arctic
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which animal would be found in the Arctic?
Sloth
Penguin
Iguana
Polar Bear
True or false: The arctic region is just ocean
False
True
True or false: The Arctic is colder than Antarctica
False
True
Which of the following best describes the climate of the Arctic?
High temperature and low precipitation
Very low temperature and high precipitation
Very low temperature and low precipitation
High precipitation and high temperature
Which countries make up the Arctic?
Russia and USA and Mongolia
Iceland, Finland and Sweden
Russia, Greenland, USA, Canada, Norway, Finland and Sweden
Chile, Argentina, NewZealand and South Africa
The native Greenlanders are known as .....
Native Americans
Eskimo
Inuit
Aboriginals
Which animal do you NOT find in the Arctic?
Penguin
Polar Bear
Seal
Walrus
What is the Arctic?
The North Pole and the area around it
A continent
The South Pole and the area around it
A country
Why is the ice in the Arctic important to the Earth?
It helps transmit radio and satellite signals used in communication
It keeps the water in the ocean clean
It helps the Arctic area stay cooler and keeps temperatures on Earth steady and normal
Which of the following best describes the tundra?
A vast treeless region with an extremely cold climate
A cold climate with lots of vegetation
A hot and dry area with very little rain
A hot and humid area with lots of rain
Which animal is at the top of the food chain in the Arctic?
Fish
Polar Bear
Walrus
Seal
Which animal is this?
Orca
Polar Bear
Seal
Walrus
Tern
What do we call a large mass of ice that flows very slowly under the force of gravity?
Ice sheet
Glacier
Glaciation
Ice mass
How many people live in the Arctic?
2 million
4 million
60,000
The Inuit have to deal with temperatures as low as:
-15 degrees Celcius.
-50 degrees Celcius
-5 degrees Celcius
5 degrees Celcius
