Warmup 5/20/08
1. What organism is the basis of the aquatic (ocean) food in Antarctica?__________
2. Name 5 animals living in Antarctica.__________________________________
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3. Why is all the life concentrated around the coastline?_____________________
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4. What is the relationship between a fumerole and an ice chimney?_____________
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5. What is the ice covering the Antarctic continent called?___________________
6. Where did it come from?_________________________________________
Warmup 5/19/08
How are the Arctic and the Antarctic alike?
How are the Arctic and the Antarctic different?
THURSDAY 5/15/08
WARMUP – 5/15 COPY AND ANSWER ON YOUR WARMUP PAPER
1. WHAT ARE KRILL?
2. WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT TO ANTARCTICA?
3. WHO WERE THE FIRST 2 EXPLORERS TO REACH THE SOUTH POLE?
4. WHY IS THE ANTARCTIC CONVERGENCE IMPORTANT?
WEDNESDAY 5/14/08
WARMUP - COPY AND ANSWER ON YOUR WARMUP PAPER
1. ANTARCTICA IS CONSIDERED TO BE A DESERT. WHY?
2. WHAT IS THE NAME OF ANTARCTICA’S MOUNTAIN RANGE?
3. WHERE IS THE MOUNTAIN RANGE?
4. WHAT IS THE NAME OF ANTARCTICA’S STILL ACTIVE VOLCANO?
Tueday 5/13/08
Warmup - copy and answer on your warmup paper.
How does an ice sheet form?
Where are ice sheets located?
How does an ice shelf form?
Are ice shelves made of fresh water or salt water? How do you know?
MONDAY 5/12/08
WARMUP
(COPY AND ANSWER ON YOUR WARMUP PAPER)
WHAT DOES LIMA STAND FOR?
EXPLAIN HOW BLUE ICE IS FORMED.
EXPLAIN HOW GLACIERS ARE FORMED.
