Winter Weather
This very cold measurement is when water changes from liquid to solid.
What is the freezing point (or 32 degrees Fahrenheit / 0 degrees Celsius)?
A warm beverage often topped with marshmallows.
What is hot chocolate (or hot cocoa)?
A tiny bit of coal or an orange carrot are traditionally used as this part of a snowman.
What is the nose?
Athletes perform spins and jumps on skates in this classic Winter Olympic sport.
What is figure skating?
This animal builds a den, slows its heart rate, and sleeps through most of the winter.
What is a bear?
The shortest day and longest night of the year, usually around December 21st.
What is the Winter Solstice?
To keep the snow and sleet from freezing your car, you fill up the reservoir with this colored liquid.
What is antifreeze?
This is the winter activity of sliding down a snowy hill on a flat-bottomed object.
What is sledding (or tobogganing)?
This sport involves sliding down an icy track on a small sled, face-first, often reaching speeds over 80 mph.
What is the skeleton?
The winter coat of this small mammal, native to the Arctic regions, turns white to blend in with the snow.
What is the Arctic Fox?
This weather phenomenon is a snowstorm with winds over 35 mph, reducing visibility to 1/4 mile or less.
What is a blizzard?
This warming piece of clothing is traditionally worn around the neck.
What is a scarf?
When salt is sprinkled on an icy road, it works by doing this to the freezing point of water.
What is lowering it?
This country has won the most Winter Olympic medals overall.
What is Norway?
The main food source for moose and deer during the winter months.
What are twigs (or bark or browse)?
This clear, six-sided crystal is the foundation of every unique snowflake.
What is ice?
This hearty, vegetable-and-meat-filled dish is a great way to warm up on a cold night.
What is stew (or chili)?
A common name for the tiny ice cylinders or balls that fall like rain.
What is sleet (or graupel)?
This is the only Winter Olympic sport that uses a broom and a stone.
What is curling?
Unlike true hibernators, raccoons and skunks enter a light sleep state known as this.
What is torpor?
This Old Germanic word, wintar, gives us the name of the season and means this, referring to the heavy snow and rain.
What is the "time of water"?
The fear of this white precipitation is officially called Chionophobia.
What is snow?
The 19th-century folk hero whose legendary race in 1925 inspired the famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Who was Balto or Togo?
The first Winter Olympics were held in this French city in 1924.
What is Chamonix?
To stay warm in the harsh, sub-zero temperatures, Emperor Penguins form large, tightly packed groups called this.
What is a huddle?