The best known thermal insulation material on Earth is
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
A.
giant predator
B.
first predator
C.
maximum predator
D.
apex predator
3.
Which set of terms contains only optical illusions
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
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
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:
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).
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”.
