Geography
True or False: Do Polar Bears live in Antarctica?
False
Which species of penguin is the largest?
Emperor Penguin
True or False, There are an estimated 350 species of plants living in Antarctica?
True
True or False, Antarctica is considered a desert?
True
Ice Sheet
a permanent layer of ice covering an extensive tract of land, especially a polar region.
In terms of size, where does Antarctica rank among continents?
5th out of 7
Other than penguins, which is the only other land animal in Antarctica?
Seal
The most common vegetation found on Antarctica is lichen and what?
Moss
The average annual rainfall at the South Pole is?
10 mm (0.4in)
Greenhouse Gases
a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation.
If you’re in the South Pole region of Antarctica, which direction is north?
Every direction is north.
Which species of penguin is the smallest?
Rockhopper Penguin
Why would an increase in plant growth be a sign of climate change?
It shows an increase in warming summer air.
What percentage does ice cover Antarctica?
98%
Global Warming
Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural or man made.
The Drake Passage is a stretch of water between Cape Horn and the Antarctic Peninsula. What is it known for what?
Notorious for being the roughest stretch of sea.
How many species of whale live in Antarctica?
10 (4 species of toothed whales and 6 species of baleen whales)
How many known species of flowering plants are there in Antarctica?
2 ( Antarctic Hair Grass and Antarctic Pearlwort)
What percentage of the worlds fresh water is trapped in Antarctica’s ice sheets?
70%
Glacier
a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
Who owns Antarctica?
No one, The Antarctica Treaty says Antarctica is to be devoted to peace and science.
Krill is a Norwegian word for what?
Whale Food
Since, there are no insects to pollinate. How do plants of Antarctica pollinate?
Wind Pollination
The Antarctica Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming areas on the planet. Over the past 50 years, average temperatures across the peninsula have increased by how much?
3 Degrees Celsius
Calving
when chunks of ice break off at the terminus, or end, of a glacier.