Earth and Antarctica Cold
Antarctica has six months of daylight and six months of darkness. The earth revolves around the sun and tilts on its axis. During the winter, Antarctica is tilted away from the sun, causing it to be dark. For the half of the year that is summer, Antarctica is facing the sun and getting more of its direct rays.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was -129degrees f. The warmest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 59degreesF. The average summer temperature is 20ºF. The average winter temperature is -30ºF.
The highest wind speed ever in Antarctica was when the wind was moving at five meters per second. The wind is an important factor in making Antarctica cold. The wind can lower the temperatures of Antarctica by at least ten degrees.
The Antarctic is colder than the North Pole because it warms up faster and it cools down faster. Antarctica gets warmer faster than the Arctic because the Ocean water carries heat from the equator to the poles. The land of Antarctica heats up faster than the waters of the Arctic.
Currency in antartica
Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole and the 'End of the Earth,' is featured on the Å20 dollar note. A Norwegian, Amundsen reached the South Pole on 14 December1911.
People don't know what things there are in Antarctica because it's covered in lots and lots of ice. Some people think that there might even be gold under the ice.
Facts about Antarctica
180 million years ago Antarctica used to be connected to South America, Asia, and even Australia. This makes some people think that there might be lots of minerals under the ice (like there is in South America.)Coal has been found in Antarctica but people aren't allowed to get it because Antarctica is shared by lots of countries to make it a nice place, they call it the Antarctic treaty.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was -129degrees f. The warmest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 59degreesF. The average summer temperature is 20ºF. The average winter temperature is -30ºF.
The highest wind speed ever in Antarctica was when the wind was moving at five meters per second. The wind is an important factor in making Antarctica cold. The wind can lower the temperatures of Antarctica by at least ten degrees.
The Antarctic is colder than the North Pole because it warms up faster and it cools down faster. Antarctica gets warmer faster than the Arctic because the Ocean water carries heat from the equator to the poles. The land of Antarctica heats up faster than the waters of the Arctic.
Currency in antartica
Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole and the 'End of the Earth,' is featured on the Å20 dollar note. A Norwegian, Amundsen reached the South Pole on 14 December1911.
People don't know what things there are in Antarctica because it's covered in lots and lots of ice. Some people think that there might even be gold under the ice.
Facts about Antarctica
180 million years ago Antarctica used to be connected to South America, Asia, and even Australia. This makes some people think that there might be lots of minerals under the ice (like there is in South America.)Coal has been found in Antarctica but people aren't allowed to get it because Antarctica is shared by lots of countries to make it a nice place, they call it the Antarctic treaty.