Wednesday, July 12, 2017

THE ANTARCTICA ICEBERG - 5.0

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1. Currently the most active volcano in Antarctica and the southernmost active volcano on Earth, the Mt. Erebus volcano features a 1,700-degree Fahrenheit lava lake. 

A. True
B. False

2. Discovered in 1841 by polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross, it was easy to identify Mt. Erebus as a volcano as it was erupting at the time.  

A. True
B. False

3.  Erebus is one of only a few consistently active volcanos in the world. 

A. True
B. False

4.  The time between 1897 and 1922 is known as the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration, a time when both northern and southern polar regions of the globe were visited by humans for the first time.

A. True
B. False

5.  In Antarctica, located on remote Goudier Island on the Antarctic penisula, a former British research base now operates as a modest museum, gift shop, and post office.

A. True
B. False

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A

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