Antarctica (2)

1. 1Bellinshausen, Ross Weddell are names of seas around Antarctica.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
2. 2Queen Maud Land, Wilkes Land are names of territories in Antarctica

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
3. 3Elsworth Land is name of territory in Antarctica

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
4. 4Larsen and Ronne are names of ice shelves in Antarctica

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
5. 5 Antarctica ice sheet is about 3 thousand years old

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
6. 6 Antarctica's ice sheet holds about 70% of the world's fresh water.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
7. 7 Antarctica's ice sheet is static (still)

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
8. 8 Antarctica's glaciers are pulled by gravity fro interior towards the sea. They are huge rivers of ice.

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
9. 9 Antarctica's glaciers form ice shelves (gigantic floating blocks of ice) when they reach the sea

   1. ATrue
   2. BFalse
10. 10Pieces of ice breaking off an ice shelf are called rhomboids

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

11. 11In the winter Antarctica almost doubles in size when the surrounding ocean freezes

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
12. 12Threat to life in Antarctica is temperature.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
13. 13Extreme low temperatures result in loss of grip, strength and manual dexterity - it leads to unconsciousness.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
14. 14Loss of core temperature by 24 degrees leads to organ failure, unconsciousness and death

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
15. 15Walking uphill in Antarctica is helped by low temperatures.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
16. 16A solution to massive temperature loss is to take blood out of body, re-heat it and put it back.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
17. 17Solution to slow walking is special slippery material on skis like scales.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
18. 18A wind that speeds down from the centre of Antarctica is known as a KATABATIC (downhill) wind

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
19. 19Katabatic wind problems are solved by TEAMWORK

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
20. 20In Antarctica diet is never a problem as there is so much water (in the form of ice)

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
21. 21In Antarctica diet is never a problem as there is so much water (in the form of ice)

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
22. 22In Antarctica the diet solution is to eat a lot.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
23. 23Penguins pack together to provide warmth and In Antarctica for each other

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
24. 24Penguins coat feathers with oil from gland in their tail.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
25. 25Penguins have excellent sense of smell.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
26. 26Penguins have excellent sense of taste.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
27. 27Penguins have black coats on the back which absorbs sun light and warms them up

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
28. 28Penguins have bones that lack air space around them.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
29. 29Penguins can fly.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
30. 30Penguins spend 75% of their lives in the sea

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
31. 31Penguins are the most social of birds.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
32. 32Up to 24 million penguins visit Antarctica

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
33. 33Examples of Antarctic animal adaptation are: salty blood (stops them freezing in water), slow growth, low metabolic rate (low energy use), blood at low temperature so holds more oxygen, more oxygen means more growth, a layer of fat (blubber), super cooling to lower body temperature to freezing point.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
34. 34Depletion of ozone layer could jeopardise Antarctic species

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
35. 35Threats to Antarctica come from tourism, fishing, sealing, whaling

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
36. 36The Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 by 12 interested countries, establishing Antarctic as scientific preserve, banning military activity and encouraging environmental protection.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
37. 37Antarctica is politically linked to USA.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
38. 38The 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection requires assessment and monitoring to minimise human impact on fragile ecosystems.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
39. 39The 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection encourages mineral resource activity and mining.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
40. 40The 1998 Madrid Protocol bans all mining activities in Antarctica and designates the continent as a 'natural reserve devoted to peace and science'.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
41. 41International Whaling Convention 1946 and a ban on whaling has helped blue whale population to recover to around 5,000.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
42. 42Japan, Iceland and Norway want to overturn the ban

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
43. 43Tourists can damage Antarctica just by setting foot on it!

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
44. 44Tourism flights over Antarctica stress breeding colonies of penguins/other birds.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
45. 45Tourism quotas limiting visits to Antarctica have been introduced.

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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Quiz on Antarctica (2), created by Equinox on 31/05/2014.

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