Animals Antarctica Questions

Antarctic Animals – Questions

Please read the article on Antarctica here before answering the questions.

 

Emperor Penguins

 

1) What is the scientific name for Emperor Penguins? 

→ Aptenodytes forsteri

 

2) The Emperor penguin is the ____________ of all penguins:

  1. a) Tallest b) Heaviest
  2. c) Smelliest d) a&b

 

Whales

 

3) What does the blue whale eat?

  1. a) Fish b) Krill
  2. c) Penguins d) a&b

 

4) How big can Blue Whales grow? 

  1. a) 30m b) 3m
  2. c) 300mm d) 30cm

 

Seals

 

5) What do the Fur seals eat?

→ This polar species feeds on fish, squid, and small creatures called krill.

 

Leopard Seals

 

6) What is the scientific name for Leopard seals

→ Hydrurga leptonyx

 

7) How much time do they spend in the ocean?

→ 100 minutes

 

No Wolves or Polar bears?

 

8) Wolves and Polar bears live in the? 

  1. a) South Pole b) North Pole
  2. c) Parakai d) a&b

 

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Antarctica – Questions

Please read the article on Antarctica here before answering the questions.

 

Antarctica is a continent

 

1) Antarctica is the [……….?] most continent. 

  1. a) Northernmost b) Southernmost
  2. c) Easternmost d) Westernmost

 

2) Antarctica surrounds the north pole.

  1. a) True b) False

 

3) What does the name Antarctica mean? 

  1. a) Ant Country b) South Country
  2. c) Ice Country d) Opposite to the Arctic

 

No Countries

 

4) How many countries are there in the continent of Antarctica? 

  1. a) 23 b) 7
  2. c) 1 d) 0

 

5) How many countries claim different parts of Antarctica? 

  1. a) 23 b) 7
  2. c) 1 d) 0

 

6) What language do Native Antarctic people speak?

  1. a) English b) Antarcticguese
  2. c) Antarcticish d) None of the above

 

Ice Ice Baby

 

7) What percentage of Antarctica is covered in a giant ice sheet? 

  1. a) 90% b) 4,776%
  2. c) 98% d) 2%

 

8) What does an Antarctic Oasis mean? 

  1. a) An area without ice b) A band
  2. c) A lake d) A video game

 

Daylight for Six Months

 

9) How long does it stay dark in Antarctica 

  1. a) 12 hours b) 12 months
  2. c) 6 weeks d) 6 months

 

10) What two seasons does Antarctica have?  

  1. a) Spring and Summer b) Winter and more winter
  2. c) Summer and Winter d) Trick question (there are 4 seasons)