Ice Ice Baby

North Pole

100

True or false: Earth's magnetic poles are shifting 

True

200

If you visited the North Pole, what wild animal might you encounter?

Correct answers: seal, polar bear, owl, walrus, fox, arctic hare

300

4. What might happen if current global climate trends continue?

1. There will be no sea ice at the North Pole during summer

2. The North Pole will be one of the warmest places on Earth

3. The North Pole will become warmer, while the South Pole will become colder

There will be no sea ice at the North Pole during summer

400

What would be one effect of the polar ice caps melting completely?

A rise in sea levels

500

What causes the North Pole to be shrouded in darkness during the winter?

The tilt of the earth on its axis

South Pole

100

What device is important when out in nature looking for direction?

A compass

200

 What would you find at 90 degrees south latitude?

The South Pole

300

6. What can you conclude about fossil fuels?

1. They come from dinosaurs

2. Solar energy is much cheaper and more efficient than fossil fuels

3. 6. What can you conclude about fossil fuels?

   1. They come from dinosaurs

   2. Solar energy is much cheaper and more efficient than fossil fuels

   3. Burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming

Burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming

400

If you live part of the year in Antarctica, chances are you're a...

A scientist

500

Give me a date in which it would be sunny in the SOUTH pole

Any date between October to February 

Avalanches

100

What's the most basic underlying cause of avalanches?

1. Skiers and snowboarders

2. Stress acting quickly on snow

3. Global climate change

Stress acting quickly on snow

200

Give me an example of an OPINION about avalanches

...

300

What can act as an anchor on a slope?

A tree

400

Which slope has the highest risk of avalanche?

1. A 15-degree slope

2. A 45-degree slope

3. An 85-degree slope

A 45-degree slope

500

What does viscoelastic mean?

Acts as a solid and a liquid

Ice Age/Glaciers

100

What continent is covered in glaciers?

Antarctica

200

What can you conclude about the prefix "inter-?"

1. It means "between"

2. It means "cold"

3. It means "age"

It means "between"

300

True or false: Glaciers move quickly

False

400

14. How is a glacier different from an ice sheet?

1. Ice sheets are colder than glaciers

2. Glaciers are moving rivers of ice; ice sheets are immobile slabs

3. Glaciers form in the Northern Hemisphere; ice sheets form in the Southern Hemisphere

Glaciers are moving rivers of ice; ice sheets are immobile slabs

500

Give me an example of an animal that would be considered a megafauna

Any large animal answer

Just for Fun

100

What is our principals name?

Mr. Nurnberger

200

Who are we celebrating on Monday?

Martin Luther King Jr.

300

What color are my nails right now?

Red

400

What is my dog's name?

Sammy

500

When is my birthday?

June 9