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Antarctica

Quiz by Mark Dunfee

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  • Q1
    Antarctica
    the continent surrounding the South Pole; Antarctica is not a country and has no permanent human residents or government
    the state of being alone and cut off from contact with others
    a species that is not native to a place and harms the native environment
    an ice sheet or glacier that extends over the water or floats on top of it
    30s
  • Q2
    Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM)
    an annual meeting for Consultative Parties to exchange research and other information and consider changes to the Antarctic Treaty
    an increase in the level of the world's oceans due to climate change
    an ice sheet or glacier that extends over the water or floats on top of it
    a species that is not native to a place and harms the native environment
    30s
  • Q3
    Antarctic Treaty System
    the largest ice-free area of Antarctica and one of the driest places on Earth due to katabatic winds that evaporate all water
    an agreement between 54 countries to consult each other on the uses of Antarctica
    a piece of land that stretches out into the water and is surrounded by ocean on all sides except where it is attached to the larger landmass
    the continent surrounding the South Pole; Antarctica is not a country and has no permanent human residents or government
    30s
  • Q4
    blubber
    any ice that is made of frozen seawater
    of or relating to the ocean
    a large piece of ice floating in the sea
    the fat tissue of whales, seals, and other sea mammals
    30s
  • Q5
    Consultative Parties
    the 29 nations that have signed the Antarctic Treaty and conduct significant research in Antarctica; they make decisions together at ATCMs
    the 1991 change to the Antarctic Treaty, which provides protection for Antarctica's environment and bans mining on the continent
    the 25 nations that have signed the Antarctic Treaty but do not conduct significant research in Antarctica
    a group of people who take a journey for a specific purpose; in Antarctica, the purpose is usually research
    30s
  • Q6
    deep field expedition
    a chemical meant to kill organisms, like fungi or insects, that harm crops
    a species that is not native to a place and harms the native environment
    a research trip far from one of Antarctica's permanent bases, often researchers in small groups camping in tents
    a specific environment and the organisms that live in it
    30s
  • Q7
    ecosystem
    of or relating to the ocean
    rising temperatures in the ocean due to climate change
    a specific environment and the organisms that live in it
    a large piece of ice floating in the sea
    30s
  • Q8
    expedition
    the state of being alone and cut off from contact with others
    pictures taken by satellites that orbit around Earth
    a species that is not native to a place and harms the native environment
    a group of people who take a journey for a specific purpose; in Antarctica, the purpose is usually research
    30s
  • Q9
    fishmeal
    a chemical meant to kill organisms, like fungi or insects, that harm crops
    dried fish ground into a powder form, used to feed livestock like pigs, poultry, and farmed fish
    the release of harmful greenhouse gases like CO2 into the atmosphere
    pictures taken by satellites that orbit around Earth
    30s
  • Q10
    food chain
    the relationship between organisms that depend on each other as a source of food; also called a food web
    an increase in the level of the world's oceans due to climate change
    an ice sheet or glacier that extends over the water or floats on top of it
    the release of harmful greenhouse gases like CO2 into the atmosphere
    30s
  • Q11
    glacier
    ice that builds up on land due to precipitation like snow
    a river of ice, snow, and rock that builds up on land and moves downhill slowly under its own weight
    an ice sheet or glacier that extends over the water or floats on top of it
    a species that is not native to a place and harms the native environment
    30s
  • Q12
    glacier calving
    an ice sheet or glacier that extends over the water or floats on top of it
    when chunks break off the edge of a glacier, forming icebergs in the sea; also known as ice calving
    an increase in the level of the world's oceans due to climate change
    a species that is not native to a place and harms the native environment
    30s
  • Q13
    greenhouse gas emissions
    the release of harmful greenhouse gases like CO2 into the atmosphere
    the fat tissue of whales, seals, and other sea mammals
    a large piece of ice floating in the sea
    the state of being alone and cut off from contact with others
    30s
  • Q14
    iceberg
    a large piece of ice floating in the sea
    of or relating to the ocean
    90°S latitude, the southernmost point of Earth
    any ice that is made of frozen seawater
    30s
  • Q15
    ice sheet
    the state of being alone and cut off from contact with others
    any ice that is made of frozen seawater
    ice that builds up on land due to precipitation like snow
    rising temperatures in the ocean due to climate change
    30s

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