The Arctic is a very icy, snowy, and cold region full of water. It is slippery and soggy, though it can warm up in the summer. Many animals live in the Arctic, including polar bears, caribou, loons, snowy owls, arctic hares, musk oxen, arctic foxes, lemmings, and ptarmigan. Plants like shrubs, saxifrage, and wildflowers can also grow there. The Arctic has freezing temperatures year-round and fossils of extinct mammoths have been found buried there.

1. Arctic
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2. What is the Arctic like?
• Very icy
• Really snowy
• Full of water
• Slippery
• Super cold
• Soggy
• Warm(in the summer)

3. What animals are in the arctic?
• Polar bear
• Caribou
• Loon
• Snowy owl
• Arctic hare
• Musk oxen
• Arctic fox
• Lemmings
• Ptarmigan
• Mosquitoes

4. What plants grow in the arctic?
• Shrub
• Saxifrage
• Wildflowers

5. Interesting facts about the Arctic
• Frozen bodies of extinct animals such as the
wooly mammoth are buried and found in the
Arctic.
• Arctic foxes have fur on the bottom of their
paws.
• Some animals change color by season like
brown in fall and white in winter
• Degrees in the Arctic in summer can go up to
50 but frost is still possible in July.

6. What are some adaptations in the
Arctic?
• Polar bears eat seal, fish, and walrus.
• Arctic hare must learn to keep warm.
• Musk oxen have are strong hooves to dig
trough snow to find food.
• Polar bears have thick fur to keep warm .
• Seals and whales need blubber to keep warm.