Starter quiz
- Where is the Arctic Circle?
- Northern hemisphere ✓
- Southern hemisphere
- At the Equator
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- What is the Arctic?
- An ocean surrounded by land ✓
- Land surrounded by ocean
- An island
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- Why can you walk on the Arctic Ocean?
- Because there is a bridge going across it.
- Because the ocean is frozen. ✓
- Because there are no roads.
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- When is the Arctic summer?
- November - March
- May - September ✓
- Never
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- What happens to the frozen sea ice in summer?
- more freezes
- it disappears
- some of it melts ✓
- it changes colour
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- What is an ice cap?
- A sheet of ice floating on the sea.
- An icy mountain
- A permanent cover of ice. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of these would you not find in the Arctic?
- Polar bears
- Penguins ✓
- Seals
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- Which of these does not help animals survive in cold places?
- Tough scaly skin ✓
- Thick fur
- White fur
- Fat
- Hibernation
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- Which of these is not a polar bear feature?
- white fur
- hibernation
- big paws
- thick fur
- big ears ✓
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- How do polar bears use the sea ice?
- to sunbathe
- to help them hunt ✓
- to eat from
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- Why are polar bears under threat?
- climate change ✓
- more are hibernating
- they are getting attacked by whales
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- What is climate change?
- day-to-day changes in the weather
- long-term and large-scale change in the planet’s climate ✓
- a reduction in Earth's temperature
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Key learning points
- Animals like polar bears live within the Arctic Circle and have special features to live in this environment.
- Polar bears hibernate during the harsh Arctic winter and emerge during the summer months to hunt seals from the ice.
- Changing ice cover due to climate change means that some polar bear habitats are under threat.
- The Arctic ice is usually greatest in March after winter and least in September after the summer.
Common misconception
Polar bears hunt penguins to eat.
Penguins live in Antarctica, where there are no polar bears, not in the Arctic.
Keywords
Polar bear - A polar bear is a large, white bear found in the Arctic and nearby areas.
Reindeer - A reindeer is a type of deer that lives in the northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America.
Walrus - A walrus is a large marine mammal that lives in Arctic seas.
Arctic fox - The Arctic fox is a small white fox that lives in the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Climate change - Climate change is a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures.
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