Land
Most of the continent is covered with _____.
Ice
True/False: Antarctica is the coldest continent.
True
What is Antarctica's most popular animal? There are over 5 million living on the continent today.
Penguin
Name of the ocean surrounding Antarctica.
Arctic/Southern
Ernest Henry Shackleton was born in ...
Ireland
True/False: Ice in Antarctica can get up to 2 miles thick.
False
One Mile
Antarctica has a ___ climate.
Polar
What is the name of a big fish that migrates to the waters of Antarctica every summer?
Blue Whale
What continent is the closest to Antarctica?
South America
Ernest Shackleton is a veteran of .... official Antarctic expeditions. (number)
4
True/False: The United States is bigger than Antarctica.
False
True/False: Antarctica receives lots of precipitation
False
What is the name of a chubby sea creature that has whiskers?
Seal
Antarctica is the ___ largest continent. (number)
5th
The ... (name of the ship) shipwreck, and the amazing survival of Shackleton’s crew made him one of the most remarkable figures.
Endurance
How many Active Volcanoes are there in Antarctica?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
B. 2
A common natural disaster that occurs in Antarctica.
Blizzard
What is the Name of the tallest and heaviest penguin in a specific area?
Emperor Penguin
Lying almost concentrically around the South Pole, Antarctica’s name means “...”.
opposite to the Arctic
What island was Ernest Shackleton buried on?
South Georgia Island
What Mountain Range is located in the middle of the continent?
Transantarctic Mountains
Between which 2 months does the Sun not set?
September and March
What is the most popular bird in Antarctica?
Penguin
Tourism in Antarctica and the surrounding region can be traced to the late ....century
19th
Why did Shackleton and his team hike across tremendous glaciers?
The place the sailed sat on the unsettled southern side of the island.With their ship leaking, the team did not think they would reach the other side of the island in a boat.