Animals
What is the smallest arctic animal?
Arctic shrew.
True or False: There is an entire 24 hours of darkness in the arctic once a year.
True.
What is muktuk? Whale skin/blubber or licorice?
Whale skin/blubber.
Name two materials that come from animals.
Wool and Fleece.
Are polar bears endangered?
Yes.
Which is the lowest temperature recorded in the arctic, -95 degrees or -10 degrees?
-95 degrees.
Akutaq is known as "Eskimo Ice Cream". True or False?
True!
True or False: The more layers, the warmer you will be.
True.
What is the fatty layer that keeps animals warm?
Blubber.
What percent of the world's water is in arctic ice?
10%
What is a very fancy fish that people of the arctic love?
Salmon (arctic char).
Men's parkas are designed to allow for this activity...
Hunting.
Why do most arctic animals have a white coat?
To blend in with snow.
Is the arctic ocean the smallest ocean on Earth?
Yes.
Do the people of the arctic eat seaweed?
Yes (and so does Ms. Katelyn)!
Women's parkas are designed to allow for this activity...
Carrying children.
What animals explore the arctic ocean?
Whales, seals, polar bears, etc.
True or false: There are no plants in the arctic.
False, over 500 species of plants.
What small fruits do we enjoy in the summer that may also be foraged in the arctic?
Berries.
What keeps people who live in the arctic warm?
Insulation.