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Climate of the Arctic, an Uncommon card
The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 157
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 33,000
Power 157 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Climate of the Arctic quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Climate of the Arctic card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Arctic consists of ocean that is largely ______ by land.
Answer
surrounded. The Arctic consists of ocean that is largely surrounded by land. From the Climate of the Arctic article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Climate of the Arctic. Climate of the Arctic 80 · Plant intelligence 77 · Curiosity 74 · Cryosphere 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Curiosity. Curiosity 76,000 · Giant Magellan Telescope 49,000 · Climate of the Arctic 33,000 · Cryosphere 24,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- There is a large amount of variability in climate across the Arctic, but all regions experience extremes of solar radiation in both summer and winter.
- Some parts of the Arctic are covered by ice year-round, and nearly all parts of the Arctic experience long periods with some form of ice on the surface.
- The Arctic consists of ocean that is largely surrounded by land.
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 the Arctic article was read about 33,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Climate of the Arctic
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Climate of the Arctic (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : CIA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
