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    Notes

    Q. Why is Antarctica a good place to study environmental changes?

    Ans. Antarctica is a good place because it has a simple ecosystem, and small changes can have big
    effects.

    Q. What is phytoplankton?

    Ans. Phytoplankton are small microscopic plants that feed the entire sea creatures in the Southern
    Ocean.

    Q. How do phytoplankton use the sun's energy?

    Ans. Phytoplankton absorb carbon and make important stuff in a process called photosynthesis.

    Q. What happens if the ozone layer gets thinner?

    Ans. If the ozone layer gets thinner, it can affect phytoplankton, which in turn will affect the lives of
    animals and birds in that area and the global carbon cycle.

    Q. What lesson can we learn from phytoplankton?

    Ans. The lesson is to take care of small things, and the big things will work out.

    Q. What is the goal of the Students on Ice programme?

    Ans. The goal is to take high school students to Antarctica, providing them with inspiring educational
    opportunities to develop a new understanding and respect for our planet.

    Q. How long has the Students on Ice program been running?

    Ans. The programme has been running for six years.


    Q. Who leads the Students on Ice programme?

    Ans. Geoff Green from Canada leads the Students on Ice program.

    Q. Why did Geoff Green start Students on Ice?

    Ans. Geoff Green started Students on Ice because he wanted to offer a life-changing experience to
    the future generation of policy-makers. Q. How does the author describe the atmosphere of
    Antarctica?

    Ans. There is complete silence which is occasionally broken due to avalanches or calving ice sheets.

    Q: Why is the prognosis not good for humans?

    Ans.: The prognosis for humans is not good as one can notice the breaking of ice shelves due to
    global warming.

    Q. What do we know when we visit Antarctica?

    Ans. We come to know where we have come from and where we are moving towards. We also come
    to know about Cordilleran folds, Precambrian granite shields, etc.

    Q. What is mind-boggling?

    Ans. Just in 1 million years a lot of changes took place on this earth or globe

    Q, How did India become part of Asia?

    Ans. India got separated from Gondwana and headed towards the East. Finally, it struck against Asia.
    As a result, its crust buckled and there was the formation of the Himalayas.

    Q. What happened with South America?


    Ans. South America drifted to join North America.

    Q How was the Drake passage created?

    Ans. When India and South America got separated from Antarctica, the Drake Passage was created
    making Antarctica frigid, aloof, and at the bottom of the earth.

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