Explorers
Animals
Climate
Landforms
Ice
100
Roald Amundsen
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
100
Penguin
What is the name of the flightless type of bird that lives in Antarctica?
100
-128.6 degrees fahrenheit
What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
100
South Pole
What pole does Antarctica surround?
100
Ice sheet
What is a thick layer of ice on top of a land mass?
200
Robert Falcon Scott
Who was the explorer that died returning from the South Pole?
200
Blue Whale
What is the largest animal that lives near Antarctica?
200
summer
During which season does Antarctica experience continuous sunlight?
200
Vinson Massiff
What is the highest peak in Antarctica?
200
glaciers
What are moving masses of ice?
300
Captain John Davis
Who was the first person to step foot on Antarctica?
300
Krill
What creature is key to Antarctica's food chain?
300
winter
During what season does Antarctica experience almost complete darkness?
300
Mount Erebus
What is the name of Antarctica's active volcano?
300
Ronne & Ross
What are the names of Antarctica's 2 largest Ice Shelves?
400
Ernest Shackleton
Who was a famous Antarctic explorer that was knighted by King Edward VII?
400
albatross
What is a large bird whose wingspan often reaches over 11 feet from tip to tip?
400
frozen desert
What type of climate does Antarctica experience?
400
Transantarctic Mountains
What is the name of Antarctica's mountain range?
400
Ice Shelf
What is a large floating piece of ice that is anchored to the land but extends over water?
500
Aristotle
Who is the Greek philosopher that believed a huge land mass existed in the Southern Hemisphere and called it Antarktikos?
500
Seals
What Antarctic mammal was hunted almost to extinction for their fur and oil?
500
June 21 and December 21
On which days does Antarctica's winter and summer begin?
500
1 and 1/2 times
How much larger is Antarctica than the continental United States?
500
Iceberg
What is a floating mass of ice?
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