What is Antarctica

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Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. The temperature in the winter is cold enough to freeze water all the time. The temperature in the middle of Antarctica is much colder than the temperature on the coasts.
 
Antarctica has two seasons: summer and winter. Earth is tilted in space and the direction of tilt never changes. During summer, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted toward the sun. It is always sunny. In winter, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted away from the sun. Then, the continent is always dark.
 
Antarctica is a desert. It does not rain or snow a lot there. When it snows, the snow does not melt and builds up over many years to make large, thick sheets of ice, called ice sheets. Antarctica is made up of lots of ice in the form of glaciers, ice shelves, and icebergs.

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Tilt : move or cause to move into a sloping position

Iceberg : a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet and carried out to sea.

Temperature : the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.

Glacier : a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

Sheet : a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used.

Earth : the planet on which we live; the world

Continent : any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).

Melt : make or become liquefied by heat

Desert : abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous

Coast : the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land

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Rating: A Words in the Passage: 149 Unique Words: 76 Sentences: 15
Noun: 55 Conjunction: 7 Adverb: 13 Interjection: 0
Adjective: 10 Pronoun: 3 Verb: 20 Preposition: 22
Letter Count: 639 Sentiment: Positive Tone: Formal Difficult Words: 20
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