Polar Regions Quiz

What surrounds the Arctic region?

• A desert with annual precipitation

• A continent entirely surrounded by ocean

• A frozen ocean with no land

• An ocean entirely surrounded by land

Which animals are found in the Arctic but not in the Antarctic?

• Algae

• Polar bears

• Penguins

• Bacteria

What is the average winter temperature in the Arctic?

• -50 degrees Celsius

• -40 degrees Celsius

• -30 degrees Celsius

• -20 degrees Celsius

What percentage of Antarctica is covered by ice?

• 50%

• 75%

• 98%

• 90%

What is the annual precipitation along the coast of Antarctica?

• 100 millimeters

• 400 millimeters

• 200 millimeters

• 300 millimeters

Why is Antarctica colder than the Arctic?

• It has more human residents

• It has more land animals

• It has higher average elevation

• It is closer to the Sun

What is the coldest recorded temperature in Antarctica?

• -99 degrees Celsius

• -68 degrees Celsius

• -79 degrees Celsius

• -89 degrees Celsius

How deep is the water at the North Pole?

• 10,000 feet

• 15,000 feet

• 13,980 feet

• 12,000 feet

What is the main reason the Arctic is not as cold as Antarctica?

• It has more animals

• It has more human residents

• It has more land

• It has a warmer ocean beneath the ice

How do the polar regions help our planet?

• They increase global temperatures

• They make weather more unstable

• They moderate the temperature in temperate zones

• They decrease global temperatures