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Climate of Antarctica, an Uncommon card
The climate of Antarctica is the coldest and driest on Earth.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 84,000
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Climate of Antarctica quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Climate of Antarctica card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Weather fronts rarely penetrate far into the continent, because of the ______ winds.
Answer
katabatic. Weather fronts rarely penetrate far into the continent, because of the katabatic winds. From the Climate of Antarctica article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Marcelo Arévalo. Marcelo Arévalo 85 · Jubaland 73 · Climate of Antarctica 69 · Geysir 64 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Antarctica averages 166 mm of precipitation per year and snow rarely melts on most parts of the continent.
- After Antarctic snow becomes compressed, it becomes the glacier ice that makes up the ice sheet.
- Weather fronts rarely penetrate far into the continent, because of the katabatic winds.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Climate of Antarctica article was read about 84,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Climate of Antarctica
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The cards just above and just below Climate of Antarctica in the power ranking, all domains together.
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- JuiceUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 66
- Marcelo ArévaloUncommon · Society · ATK 85 DEF 52
- Mary Ann Day BrownUncommon · Society · ATK 67 DEF 70
- Trevor StoryUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 66
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Climate of Antarctica (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pingbear, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
