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The artic
the life in the artic
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Science
3rd Grade
02/12/2007

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What keeps the whales warm in such cold temeratures?
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Blubber![image]
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What is tundra?
Definition
The flat, cold, treeless land of the north. It has low bushes and plants that are very slow growing because of the harsh conditions.[image]
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What is Blubber?
Definition
Whale Fat
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What is Caribou?
Definition
An artic deer
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What is a dorsal fin?
Definition
The fin that is located on the center back of a whale.
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What is an Eskimo?
Definition
A member of a people that live in the Arctic regions of North America and Asia.
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What is a fluke?
Definition
A whale's tail fin.
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What is hibernation?
Definition
When an animal sleeps most of the winter only waking once or twice.
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What is an ice floe?
Definition
A large, flat area of ice floating on water. In the arctic many animals will "travel" on the ice floes.
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What is a predator?
Definition
The animal who hunts another animal. An animal can be both a predator and prey depending on if it is hunting or being hunted.
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What is prey?
Definition
The animal that is being hunted by another animal.
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