Ricardo Gondelles
Every adult should be able to pass this quiz. In what cave is found a giant stalagmite 220 feet tall? If you know the answer, go ahead and get your point. You could find amazing facts you didn’t know about the Earth. Average score: 11/15.
Every adult should be able to pass this quiz. What do you really know about our planet?
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If we were standing at the equator, we would weigh _____ if standing at the north or south pole.
- The same as
- Less than
- More than
- Question of
How old is planet Earth?
- 1.5 billion years old
- 930 million years old
- 4.54 billion years old
- 750 million years old
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Like earthquakes, moonquakes are also a reality in our natural satellite.
- True
- False, the moon is a totally dead and inert body.
- Question of
Largest earthquake that struck the US (9.2 magnitude) happened in 1964. Where?
- Wyoming
- California
- Washington
- Alaska
- Question of
Largest confirmed stalagmite in the world (220 feet tall) is found in what cavern:
- Reed Flute Cave, China
- Cueva de los Cristales, Mexico
- Škocjan Caves, Slovenia
- Cueva Martín Infierno (Cuba)
- Question of
People standing at the equator spin through space at what speed compared to Scandinavia?
- Faster
- Equal
- Slower
- Question of
What area on Earth has shown the mysterious anomaly of a lower gravitational force than other places?
- Lake Baikal, Siberia
- Hudson Bay, Canada
- Atacama Desert, Chile
- Mount Erebus, Antarctica
- Question of
Earth’s magnetic north pole stays locked in the same place.
- True
- False, it’s been creeping to somewhere.
- Question of
Hardened lava erupted from volcanoes form what type of rocks?
- Metamorphic
- Igneous
- Sedimentary
- None of them.
- Question of
What place on Earth has the record of 280 lightning flashes per hour and almost continuous all year round?
- Lakes Nyos, Monoun and Kivu (Rwanda and Cameroon)
- Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan
- Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Amazon River’s mouth at the Atlantic
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Oceans cover some 70% of the planet. What percentage have humans explored of this water mass so far?
- 35%
- 22%
- 5%
- 16%
- Question of
What’s the name of the supercontinent that existed on Earth 200 million years ago?
- Lemuria
- Pangaea
- Atlantis
- Kea
- Question of
Which is the most active volcano recorded on Earth?
- Stromboli, Italy
- Kilauea, Hawaii
- Sakurajima, Japan
- Erebus, Antarctica
- Question of
Coastlines cover 20% of US territory (Alaska not included). How much of US population lives there?
- 16%
- 28%
- 50%
- 35%
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With nearly 1,7 million people living in an area of 14.8 square miles, which is the most densely populated city in the world?
- Manila, Philippines
- Bangalore, India
- Hong Kong, China
- Istanbul, Turkey
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