Polarpedia quizOnline version Check polarpedia and find the answers! by Anna Wielgopolan 1 The best known thermal insulation material on Earth is Choose one or more answers a eiderdown b little auk's feathers c bearded seal skin d rock ptarmigan feathers 2 A species of animal on the top of their food chain is called Choose one or more answers a giant predator b first predator c maximum predator d apex predator 3 Which set of terms contains only optical illusions Choose one or more answers a superior mirage, sun dog, arctic haze, b frost smoke, novaya Zemlya effect, sun dog, c Novaya Zemlya effect, yedoma, superior mirage d superior mirage effect, sun dog, Novaya zemlya effect 4 Watermelon snow Choose one or more answers a increasaes albedo, is caused by caronetoidae in algae b decreases albedo, is caused by caronetoidae in algae c increases albedo, is caused by chlofophile in bacterias d decreases albedo, is caused by chlofophile in bacterias 5 Choose correct sentence a Frost flowers are forms of very old ice b Tardigrades have survived in the vacuum of space c Plankton blooms cannot occur in the Arctic because of low temperatures d Subsea permafrost contains very little gas hydrate 6 Where does Polaris lay for observers at the equator Choose one or more answers a directly overhead b right on the horizon c it's not visible at all d it depends whether it's winter or summer 7 To consume some vitamins, indigenous people of the Arctic would eat: Choose one or more answers a yoik or umiaq b kiviak or mattak c kams or gakti d gumpi or lavvu 8 What is it? It absorbs strongly solar radiation and causes warming of the atmosphere, it lowers albedo, has a short life-time in the atmosphere (days to a week). Choose one or more answers a arctic haze b CO2 c frost smoke d black carbon 9 What is my profession based on the following description? “I discover what is hidden inside the glacier caves. I climb a lot while doing this”. Choose one or more answers a geologist b glaciospeleologist c meteorologist d glaciologist 10 Please chose the example of non-invasive sampling Choose one or more answers a collecting bear's poop b putting hair traps c using anesthetics to collect blood d 2 answers are correct
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