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Vocabulary
Comprehension
Compound Words
Comprehension 2.0
100
What word means "a wild, unlived-in area of land"? (GLIDING, WILDERNESS, COLONY)
WILDERNESS
100

What is a detail that tells that Antarctica is a very cold place?

In winter parts of the ocean freeze over.
100
What the teacher gives you to work on at home.
HOMEWORK
100

How many meteorites have scientists given NASA?

Thousands

200
What word means "a group of people or animals that live together"? (UNEXPECTED, COLONY, GLIDING)
COLONY
200

What does it mean when you hear "the Arctic is home to the North Pole"?

It is in the Arctic

200
Something you celebrate once a year when you get a year older.
BIRTHDAY
200

What does the phrase "perfect window to the stars" mean?

Allows you to see the stars very well. 
300
What word means "a place that covers or protects"? (SHELTER, CLIMATE, LAYER)
SHELTER
300

What is the meaning of "pull out history"?

Collect samples that give you information about the past.

300
What you fly in to go somewhere.
AIRPLANE
300

Why do people at the poles wear goggles?

They could get temporarily blinded.

400
What word means "sliding, moving, or flying along with ease"? (WILDERNESS, REGION, GLIDING)
GLIDING
400

What does the phrase"kick up" mean?

Increase in force. 

400
Not your grandfather, but your _____.
GRANDMOTHER
400
Why is it dangerous to get overheated in the extreme cold?

Sweat can freeze into a layer of ice. 

500
What word means "one thickness"? (OVERHEATED, CONSTANT, LAYER)
LAYER
500

What does the author mean by "on the big white sheet", when talking about finding meteorites?

The snow that covers the South Pole is like a big white sheet. 

500

Do you want to build a ______?

SNOWMAN

500

What is the article MOSTLY about? 

Really cold places on Earth.