Winter Facts
What type of snow is best for snowman building: wet or dry snow?
What is wet snow?
What is Christmas?
This animal has shortened ears and thick, white fur in order to survive in the harsh, frozen tundra.
What is a white hare?
What is a True? (A desert has a minimal amount of precipitation, but that precipitation can be in the form of rain or snow!)
A design in the snow made by lying on one's back and moving one's arms up and down and one's legs from side to side.
What is snow angel?
This holiday is celebrated by lighting a menorah.
What is Hanukkah?
This aquatic, flightless bird has large flippers to help them dive deep in the icy ocean. On land, they waddle and toboggan across the ice—sliding on their bellies, and propelling themselves with their flippers.
What is a penguin?
The largest snowflake ever spotted was how wide? A: 10 inches, B: 12 inches, C: 15 inches
What is C: 15 inches?
The oldest Winter Olympic sport that includes choreographed free ice skating in patterns or dances.
What is figure skating?
This is a holiday celebrating family and unity based on ancient African harvest festivals.
What is Kwanzaa?
This fin-footed mammals with blubber and fur coats rest on the Arctic ice. Its mother can distinguish it from hundreds of others by scent alone.
What is a seal?
During the winters, the areas around these parts of the globe are completely dark because the sun does not rise.
What are North and South Poles?
An Olympic sport that includes a mechanically steered sled with a crew of 2-4 people racing down a steep, ice-covered hill.
What is bobsledding?
This holiday is celebrated by people carrying lanterns and joining in a huge parade led by a silk dragon, symbolizing strength.
What is Chinese New Year?
What is sense of smell?
In what month does the Earth reach the point in its orbit that's nearest to the sun: January, July, or October?
What is January? (the drop in temperature is due to the direction the Earth is tilting on its axis, not it's distance from the sun)
An activity you do by making an anthropomorphic snow sculpture.
What is build a snowman?
The holiday of St. Lucia, celebrated with girls wearing long white gowns with red sashes and a wreath of burning candles on their heads, is celebrated in this country.
What is Sweden?
This large mammal spends most of its life on sea ice and while its fur looks white, its skin is actually black. Their large paws help it swim in the arctic waters.
What are polar bears?