Antarctica

Antarctica is located in which Hemisphere???

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

The South Pole lies on which Antarctic plateau???

• East Antarctic plateau

• West Antarctic plateau

• Southern Antarctic plateau

• Victoria plateau

Which animal is NOT found in Antarctica?

• Penguins

• Polar bear

• Krill

• Seal

Antarctica is covered by ice sheets that contain approximately

• 70% of earth's fresh water

• 50% of earth's fresh water

• 10% of earth's fresh water

• 49.99% of earth's fresh water

Which explorer first reached the South Pole in 1911?

• Travis scott

• James cook

• Ernest shakleton

• Roald Amundsen

Why is Antarctica crucial for climate studies???

• It stores Earth’s climate history in ice cores

• It has active volcanoes

• It is rich in minerals

• It has largest deserts

The Antarctic ice sheet contains about what percentage of the world’s ice?

• 40%

• 80%

• 90%

• 90.99%

Which geological evidence proves Antarctica was once part of Gondwana?

• Coal deposits and similar fossils

• Volcanic eruption

• Meteorite impacts

• Earthquakes

Which mineral resource is thought to exist in large amounts under Antarctic ice?????

• Coal and oil

• Bauxite

• Iron ore

• Uranium

Antarctica separated from Gondwana due to:

• Tectonic plates

• Ice formation

• Earthquake

• Volcanic eruption