Film Science: Questions for Eyewitness Arctic and Antarctic

1. Ice worlds exist in which areas of the Earth?

2. How much of an iceberg is above the surface of the water?

3. The Earth's magnetic field helps create what spectacular heavenly display?

4. What is the simple cause of our seasons?

5. Why does the Arctic not get very warm even in summer?

6. Why does the Arctic tern come to spend most of its life in daylight?

7. Make a small chart to organize the following: Arctic, a continent, no native people, Antarctic, husky, ice sheet covering ocean, visited often by researchers, penguin, native people.

8. What is the importance of lemmings in the Arctic food chains?

9. Why is the pace of animal and plant life so frantic during the Arctic summer?

10. The layer of plant life on the land around the edges of the Arctic is only how thick?

11. Why did the Innuit and European peoples come in contact?

12. How do Huskies survive the deep Arctic cold?

13. In general, what benefits do Arctic waters offer animals living in this cold, harsh climate?

14. Why does a walrus eat so much?

15. How does a polar bear's hair help keep it warm?

16. What was the basic difference in Amundsen's and Scott's preparations for their South Pole expeditions?

17. Which polar area is colder?

18. How much of the world's fresh water is locked up in Antarctic ice?

19. Why was the Antarctic an unfamiliar place for so long?

20. Why does the Icefish not freeze?

21. How does the Emperor penguin male protect its chick during the dark, chilling Antarctic winter?

22. Why are Huskies no longer allowed in the Antarctic?