Antarctica

Question 1

ice has compressed the continent down….

Answer 1

3000ft

Question 2

left most station (us) and pop.

Answer 2

Palmer station 50

Question 3

larger than…… collapsed into the sea in …..

Answer 3

Rhode Island…2002

Question 4

middle left ice shelf

Answer 4

ronne

Question 5

age of ice sheet

Answer 5

7000000 years

Question 6

arrow top right

Answer 6

africa

Question 7

arrow top left

Answer 7

s america

Question 8

bottom left ice shelf

Answer 8

ross

Question 9

bottom station and max pop

Answer 9

McMurda 1250

Question 10

bottom straight arrow

Answer 10

New Zealand

Question 11

station…. up too….yearly because….

Answer 11

moves, 50ft ice moves

Question 12

middle station and pop

Answer 12

Amundsen station 200

Question 13

why’s Antarctica is unique: no….

Answer 13

polar bears

Question 14

why’s Antartica unique: worlds largest…

Answer 14

desert

Question 15

why’s Antartica unique:annual avg precipitation…

Answer 15

under 4in

Question 16

why’s Antartica unique: avg ice thickness

Answer 16

over 1 mile

Question 17

life at the South Pole: inaccessible when….why? turns fuel into….

Answer 17

mid feb-late oct , temp below -50…jelly

Question 18

life at the South Pole:Winter Pop.

Answer 18

50

Question 19

life at the South Pole:sunrise and sunset

Answer 19

once a year

Question 20

life at the South Pole: avg summer temp

Answer 20

-20

Question 21

life at the South Pole: avg winter temp

Answer 21

-71

Question 22

thickest ice dep

Answer 22

12100 ft 2.3 miles

Question 23

if Antartica would melt the ocean level would rise

Answer 23

225ft

Question 24

what lake is 3x larger than lake Ontario and how far down is it

Answer 24

lake Vostok and 2 miles down

Question 25

coldest temp ever

Answer 25

-129

Question 26

down right arrow

Answer 26

australia

Question 27

flight time

Answer 27

6 hours

Question 28

ice area:

Answer 28

expands 2x its size every winter