Starter quiz
- What is the imaginary line which runs around Earth?
- Equator ✓
- axis
- pole
- prime meridian
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- Where does Earth get heat from?
- sun ✓
- people
- fire
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- What is Earth tilted on which creates seasons?
- Equator
- axis
- poles
- angles
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- The North Pole is in the same hemisphere as which country?
- Brazil
- Australia
- UK ✓
- South Africa
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- The South Pole experiences winter in which months?
- May - September (UK summer) ✓
- November - March (UK winter)
- all year
- never
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- What does a thermometer measure?
- rainfall
- temperature ✓
- wind speed
- wind direction
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Exit quiz
- Where is the North Pole located?
- Antarctica
- The Arctic ✓
- Europe
- Africa
- Asia
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- Where is the South Pole located?
- The Arctic
- Asia
- Europe
- Antarctica ✓
- Africa
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- Which is colder?
- The Arctic
- Antarctica ✓
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- What is a floating sheet of ice called?
- glacier
- ice sheet
- ice floe ✓
- ice shelf
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- Which of these describes a glacier?
- a large floating chunk of ice, that breaks off glaciers into the ocean
- a sheet of ice floating on the water
- a floating tongue of ice that extends from a glacier grounded on land
- a huge accumulation of ice and snow that moves slowly over land ✓
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- True or false? The Arctic is a continent.
- True
- False ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The geographical North and South Poles mark where Earth’s axis meets Earth’s surface.
- The North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean and the South Pole in the frozen continent of Antarctica.
- The Antarctic is colder because of its land mass, with high mountains and the Arctic warmer because much is ocean.
- Ice sheets cover land and ice shelves extend over the ocean.
Common misconception
The Arctic and Antarctica are both continents.
Antarctica is a continent but the Arctic is frozen sea ice.
Keywords
Glacier - A glacier is a huge accumulation of ice and snow that moves slowly over land.
Iceberg - Icebergs are large floating chunks of ice, that break off glaciers into the ocean.
Ice floe - An ice floe is a sheet of ice floating in the water.
Ice shelf - An ice shelf is a floating tongue of ice that extends from a glacier grounded on land.
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