Which hemisphere experiences a colder winter season than the other?
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter Solstice
What is the name of the medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it and the body's temperature gets dangerously low?
Hydrothermia
Frozen limbs
Hypothermia
Frostbite
Which months mark the beginning and end of the winter season respectively?
December and March
Where do Japanese snow monkeys (nihonzaru) go to keep warm in winter?
Hot Springs
What can freshwater turtles survive without for many weeks in winter? (They don't need ___________.)
air / oxygen / to breathe
In 1983 the coldest temperature ever was recorded. It was -89 degrees Celsius. On what continent was it recorded?
Antarctica
What mythic creature do many people believe lives in the Himalayas of Nepal?
Abominable Snowman / Yeti
What color is the fur of an arctic fox in winter?
White
Grey
Brown
The first candy canes were made without stripes.
True
False
Which one is true?
The South Pole is warmer than the North Pole
The North pole is warmer than the South Pole.
Nearly 90% of snow is air.
False
True
True or False? The country with the snowiest city is found in the country of Japan.
True. Aomori City in northern Japan receives more snowfall than any major city on the planet. Each year citizens are pummeled with 312 inches, or about 26 feet,
True or False? One inch of rain during the summer equals one inch of snow during the colder months.
False. One inch of rain during the summer equals ten inches of snow during the colder months. Snow contain a lot of air that adds to its bulk.
Some insects hibernate during winter.
True
False
During the winter the heart rate for many animals slows to less than 10 beats per minute.
True
False
