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Dictionarctica Mountain

By Emily Norris

GOAL!

You have reached the top,

its time to go back down now.

N

Navigation

The act or process of navigating the perimeter of Antarctica.

M

Mc Murdo

Largest base/research lab in Antarctica. It was built by Americans

O

Ocean

A vast body of salt-water that covers seventy-five percent of the Earth's surface

P

Penguin

A flightless bird that lives in the Antarctic and Subantarctic areas

L

Lapse rate

Air that cools as it rises, cooled air holds less water, that's why glaciers are formed on high mountains.

Q

Quadbike

A four wheeled vehicle that does not have doors. Used to get from one place to another

K

Krill

A prawn/shrimp like crostacean that lives in the Antarctic waters

R

Radar

A device used by scientists to measure the thickness of Antarctica

S

Scientist

Someone who studies Antarctica and it's animals, and stays there most of the year

J

Jellyfish

A soft marine animal with long tenticles in the ocean

I

Ice Bergs

Large mass of ice broken away from glaciers and drifted out to sea

T

Time

In Antarctica there are not any twenty-four hour days, one day in Antarctica could be one year in Australia

H

Height

Antarctica is a continent with the highest elevations (3 km)

U

Underwater Volcanoes

When volcanoes erupt underwater, a mineral is created called Zeolite

F

Fur Seal

The smallest seal found in antarctica. Also has a thick, dense coat of fur.

C

Continent

A main land mass of the globe. e.g. Antarctica, Australia

W

Whales

A large marine animal that people kill for their body fat

G

V

Glaciers

Large mass of ice formed from falling snow.

Vehicles

Devices used to get from one place to another e.g. Boats, Planes, Quadbikes

B

Beaker

A type of scientist that visits Antarctica to undertake research.

X

E

e-X-cellent

X-cellent place to visit for a holiday (just kidding, it's too cold)

D

Elephant Seal

A type of seal that looks and acts like an elephant.

Dessert

A region so dry because of little rain in the area. A dessert doesn't have to be hot.

LETS BEGIN

Y

wh-Y

Y go anywhere else for an adventure and heaps of fun?

Are you ready to journey up the snowy mountain and discover an Antarctic dictionary along the way?

A

Antarctica

The fifth largest continent on earth. Antarctica is located at the bottom of the earth.

Z

Zeolite

A mineral formed when lava and water meet. This mineral can hold, absorb, release and exchange chemicals and toxins

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