Antarctica Flashcards

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1
Q

What is antarctica?

A

A continent

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2
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Do polarbears live there

A

No

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3
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During the winter Antarcticas sea ice expands and gets how many percent bigger?

‘How many percent bigger?’ is the acctual question.

A

100% bigger

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4
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Antarctica is the best place in the world to find:

A

Metiorites

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5
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what is an adaptation?

A

It is how an animal has evolved over time.

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6
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___% of fresh water is frozen in the Antarctic.

A

75%

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7
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why was shacelton so keen to cross the antarctic

A

Nobody had ever done it before

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8
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Where did the Endurance sink?

A

In the weddel sea.

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