Question | Answer |
Q1 Name two different causes of climate change | ( burning fossil fuels; increased waste from food, landfill, plastics; car/transport pollution; deforestation across the world; increased farming methods)
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Q2 Why is the Antarctic a continent but the Arctic is not? | (because the Antarctic is on land, whereas the Arctic is floating sea ice)
| Q3 Name an animal species found in the Arctic | (lion’s mane jellyfish; harp seal; polar bear; Arctic fox; Arctic hare; snowy owl; Arctic tern)
| Q4 Which months is the Antarctic in darkness? Is this the summer or winter? | (April to September; winter)
| Q5 Name a species of vegetation found in the Antarctic | (hair grass; pearlwort; moss; lichen; liverwort; algae)
| Q6 What are the indigenous people of the Arctic called? | (Inuits)
| Q7What is another name for Polar Day? | (Midnight Sun)
| Q8 What is a glacier? | (are slow moving masses of flowing ice, formed by the compaction of snow. They can vary in depth from 50m to 1500m).
| Q9 Which hemisphere is the Antarctic in? | (southern)
| Q10 What is the latitude of the Arctic Circle? | (66.5 degrees North) |