PaginePaginepagineapp.comIn the Arctic, winter temperatures can drop below −30 °C, and the sun may not rise for weeks. Yet many animals thrive there.
Arctic foxes grow thick white fur that traps warm air and helps them blend into the snow. Musk oxen have long outer hair and a soft underlayer called qiviut, one of the warmest natural fibres in the world.
Some animals survive by slowing down. Arctic ground squirrels hibernate, lowering their body temperature to below freezing without their blood turning to ice.
These adaptations — insulation, camouflage and hibernation — show how living things are shaped by their environments.
A Pagine Original.
1. How cold can the Arctic winter get?
2. Name two ways the Arctic fox's fur helps it.
3. What is qiviut?
4. What three adaptations does the author name?
5. What is the main idea?
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Free winter reading worksheet for 4th grade: read "How Animals Survive the Arctic Winter", an original winter passage, and answer questions. Printable, original, with an answer key where needed. Skill: Reading comprehension. Level: Grade 4 — also suits Year 5 (UK).
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Reading comprehension.
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