Short Answer
Where is the North Pole located?
The North Pole is located in the Arctic Circle.
What happens when metal gets really cold?
a. light bounces off of it b. it will break c. it can freeze and attach to skin
c. it can freeze and attach to skin
Which word from our vocabulary this week means "thickness"?
LAYER
Which of the following words is a COMPOUND word?
a.sometimes
b. timed
c. timelessness
d. untimely
a. sometimes
Why is it easier to find a meteorite in the South Pole?
They are easier to see against the white snow
How is the summer different than the winter at the South Pole?
In the winter it is dark all day and night and in the summer it is light out all day and night
Why do people at the POLES wear goggles?
a. to protect their eyes from the brightness so they do not go blind
b. to look cool
c. to see things better in the snow
a.to protect their eyes from the brightness so they do not go blind
What word means "a place that covers or protects"?
SHELTER
Which of the following words is a compound word?
a. airplane
b. checkered
c. patterned
d. spiciness
a. airplane
True or false: the word birthday is broken into bir---thday to create two seperate words.
Extra points: Correct way to break it is
False
birth---day
What is this article MOSTLY about?
This article talks about the coldest places on Earth.
Why don't people live in the Arctic and Antarctica all year long?
a. they don't like the ocean
b. they don't like to see the polar bears
c. it is too cold
c. it is too cold
What word means "a group of people or animals that live together"?
COLONY
Which of the following words is a compound word?
a. watery
b. wilderness
c. without
d. wordlessness
c. without
Which word is an ADVERB in the sentence below?
Jojo is outside playing with the dog.
a. is
b. outsise
c. playing
d. dog
b. outside
Why is it difficult for airplanes to fly near the North and South Pole?
It is difficult because the airplanes instruments do not work there.
Why is it dangerous to get overheated in the extreme cold? a. sweat freezes into a layer of ice b. people will be wearing mittens c. people build shelters to get out of the wind
a. sweat freezes into a layer of ice
What word means "sliding, moving, or flying along with ease"?
GLIDING
Which of the following words is a compound word?
a. losing
b. valentine
c. winged
d. wingspan
d.wingspan
Short Asnwer: Which pole is colder? (the South Pole or the North Pole?)
The South Pole is colder than the North Pole
Why is the Antarctican sky a good place to look to find stars?
There is no pollution, no electricity and it is always very clear.
What was the reason the author wrote this passage?
a. to persuade people to visit the Poles b. to persuade readers NOT to visit the poles
c. tell readers about really cold places on Earth
c. tell readers about really cold places on earth
What word means "a wild, unlived-in area of land"?
WILDERNESS
Which of the following words is a compound word?
a. breakfast
b. gobbling
c. hungry
d. supper
a. breakfast
Comprehension: What detail tells you that the Antarctic is very cold?
A. People do not live there
B. It is at the bottom of the planet
C. In winter, part of the ocean freeze over
D. No human saw this continent until 200 years ago
C. In winter, part of the ocean freeze over