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Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river is considered mightier because it carries half of all the river water in the world?

a)

The Nile in Africa

b)

The Amazon River in South America

c)

The Yangtze in Asia

d)

The Mississippi-Missouri in the United States

2.

Which lake contains more water than any other lake on earth, more than all five Great Lakes combined?

a)

Lake Baikal in Russia

b)

Lake Superior in North America

c)

Lake By Call in Russia

d)

Lake Victoria in Africa

3.

Which mountain is the highest in the world, with its peak at 29,028 feet above sea level?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount McKinley

c)

Mount Whitney

d)

Mauna Kea

4.

Which place holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States?

a)

Death Valley, California

b)

Al-Azizia, Libya

c)

Vostok, Antarctica

d)

Mount Washington, New Hampshire

5.

Which place holds the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States?

a)

Death Valley, California

b)

Al-Azizia, Libya

c)

Vostok, Antarctica

d)

Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska

6.

Which place receives the most rainfall on earth, with an average of 463 inches per year?

a)

Tutaneno, Colombia

b)

Mount Waialeale, Hawaii

c)

La Reunion, Indian Ocean

d)

Atacama Desert, Chile

7.

Which place holds the record for the driest place on earth, where no rain has fallen for the last 400 years?

a)

Tutaneno, Colombia

b)

Mount Waialeale, Hawaii

c)

La Reunion, Indian Ocean

d)

Atacama Desert, Chile

8.

Which place holds the record for the windiest spot on earth, with a recorded wind speed of 231 miles per hour?

a)

Mount Washington, New Hampshire

b)

The Himalayas

c)

Mount Rainier, Washington

d)

Mount Everest

9.

Which waterfall is the highest in the world, with a height of 3,212 feet?

a)

Angel Falls, Venezuela

b)

Niagara Falls, New York

c)

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

d)

Iguazu Falls, Argentina

10.

Which spot holds the record for the deepest point in the ocean, with a depth of 36,202 feet?

a)

Marianas Trench, Philippines

b)

Dead Sea, Israel

c)

Lake Baikal, Russia

d)

Great Barrier Reef, Australia