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1 In which body of water is the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on the Earth’s surface?
A Pacific Ocean. The Mariana Trench is a crescent-shaped trench that runs for over 1,500 miles (2,550 kilometers) and is 43 miles (69 kilometers) wide on average. It’s located east of the Philippines, where the Pacific tectonic plate is being subducted beneath the Philippine plate. This process creates the trench.
2 There are three types of rocks. Into which category does limestone fall?
A Sedimentary (sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic)
3 True or false: earthquakes happen somewhere on Earth every 11 seconds?
A False. However, earthquakes are a very common occurrence, with about 55 earthquakes happening every day around the world.
4 What is the largest river in the world in terms of volume of water?
A Amazon, carrying an average of 219,000 cubic meters of water per second. It accounts for about one-fifth of the world’s total river water flow.
5 What is the world’s longest mountain chain on land?
A Andes Mountains, which stretch along the western coast of South America, running through countries like Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
6 With a mean temperature sometimes over 30 °C, what is the largest non-polar desert in the world?
A Sahara Desert (located in North Africa, 3.5 million square miles in area)
7 What is the second highest mountain peak in the world?
A K2 (800 feet lower than Everest), also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, at 28,251 ft (8,611 m). It’s located in the Karakoram mountain range in Asia.
8 Caused by a massive asteroid strike many millions of years ago, in which county is El Zacatón, the deepest known water-filled sinkhole in the world?
A Mexico (1112 feet/339 meters deep)
9 Which is Europe’s second-longest river?
A Danube (Blue Danube at 1,795 miles – Volga is longer at 2,294 miles)
10 The Great Rift Valley in East Africa sits amid four countries. Which of the four has a section that divides the country into two segments?
A Kenya