Antarctica does not lie above any hot spots.Group startsTrue or False

Hot spots occur only under oceanic plates.Group startsTrue or False

The formation of sea ice around Antarctica plays a critical role in maintaining Earth's temperature.Is this true or false?TrueFalse

Antarctica is the coldest, emptiest, and driest place on Earth. Ninety-nine percent of Antarctica is covered by ice about 5 metres thick. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was minus 89.2 degrees Celsius, registered on July 21, 1983, at Antarctica’s Vostok station. This continent is dry, windy, and very cold.  ________________ There is an area called Dry Valleys that has not had rain for more than a million years!1 pointMore than 56,000 people travelled to Antarctica during the 2018-2019 season.Also hiding under the Antarctic ice is an entire lake called Lake Vostok.But there are a lot of penguins.Winds in some places can reach 320 km/h.But Antarctica hasn’t always been an icy land.It is just too cold!Antarctica is the land surrounded by the ocean.It is the only place in the world that is not ruled by any nation.

What happens first to a continent as it sitting on a super hot region in the asthenosphere?Group of answer choicesit makes an oceanit sinks into the asthenosphereit begins to move towards the hot regionnothingit stretches and breaks

Antarctica is located at the South Pole. It is the fifth-largest continent on Earth. It is as big as the United States and Mexico combined. Antarctic ice contains 70 percent of the world's fresh water. It also contains 90 percent of the world's ice. Antarctic ice can be as thick as two miles (3.2 kilometers). Though Antarctica is covered by miles of snow and ice, it hardly ever snows. It is too frigid for rainfall. Antarctica is a dry land surrounded by oceans.Do It!Antarctica has an unusual _________.Press enter to interact with the item, and press tab button or down arrow until reaching the Submit button once the item is selectedA historyB governmentC climateD language