Starter quiz
- Antarctica is located in the ______ hemisphere.
- 'southern' ✓
- What is it like during Antarctic winter?
- Dark all day and night ✓
- Light all day and night
- Dark for 12 hours and light for 12 hours
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- Which words best describe the climate in the Antarctic?
- Cold ✓
- Windy ✓
- Wet
- Mild
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- When is summer in Antarctica?
- May - September
- November - March ✓
- Never
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- What happens to Antarctica in the winter?
- It shrinks (gets smaller)
- It grows ✓
- It stays the same size
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- Which animal do you find in the Arctic but not in Antarctica?
- Penguins
- Seals
- Polar bears ✓
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Exit quiz
- Where do all the creatures that live in Antartica feed from?
- The land
- The sea ✓
- The nearest continent - South America.
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- Penguins are only found in which of the following?
- The Northern hemisphere
- The Southern hemisphere ✓
- The Tropics
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- Which of these Penguins is the only one to live in Antarctica all year round?
- Emperor penguin ✓
- Chinstrap penguin
- Rockhopper penguin
- Gentoo penguin
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- How do emperor penguins stay warm?
- They find a cave to sleep in
- They go underwater
- They build an igloo
- They huddle together ✓
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- How does the male penguin look after the egg while the mother penguin hunts for food?
- They sit on top of the egg ✓
- They dig the egg into the snow
- They keep the egg under their wing
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- Which of these is not a feature of penguins?
- webbed feet
- thick feathers
- huddle together
- big eyes ✓
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Key learning points
- All the creatures that come to the Antarctic feed in the sea.
- Penguins are only found in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Many species of penguin visit the Antarctic during the summer because of the abundant food and hours of daylight.
- The Emperor Penguin is the only species of penguin that remains in the Antarctic throughout the winter months.
Common misconception
Polar bears live in Antarctica.
No polar bears live in Antarctica, they live in the Arctic.
Keywords
Breeding - Breeding is when animals have babies
Species - A species is type of plant or animal that shares characteristics
Survive - To survive is to continue to be alive
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