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Water World Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by bigred62. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bigred62

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,646

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7862

Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (10/10), Guest 99 (6/10), Steelflower75 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the largest fresh water lake in the world in surface area? Hint

Caspian Sea

Lake Superior

Lake Huron

Aral Sea

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the largest natural lake found in Africa as per surface area? Hint

Lake Victoria

Lake Nyasa

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Chad

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the highest (above sea level) navigable lake in the world? Hint

Lake Nyasa

Lake Titicaca

Lake Baikal

Lake Rudolf

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the largest natural lake located completely within the continental USA? Hint

Lake of the Woods

Lake Erie

Lake Michigan

Great Salt Lake

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Question 5 of 10

5. What ocean has the greatest depth? Hint

Mediterranean

Atlantic

Pacific

Indian

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the largest natural lake located entirely within Canada? Hint

Great Bear Lake

Lake Winnipeg

Lake Ontario

Great Slave Lake

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Question 7 of 10

7. Tidal movement occurs in all bodies of water, though some are considered non-tidal for all practical purposes. True or False?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the waterfall world famous for its height? Hint

Angel Falls

Niagara Falls

Victoria Falls

Yosemite Falls

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Question 9 of 10

9. Newton's Law proposes that tides are the result of the gravitational effect upon bodies of water. What heavenly body has the strongest effect on Earth's tides? Hint

Venus

Mars

Sun

Moon

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the lowest (below sea level) lake in the world? Hint

Lake Van

Great Salt Lake

Dead Sea

Lake Eyre

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the largest fresh water lake in the world in surface area?

Answer: Lake Superior

Situated within the borders of Canada and the USA (and one of the five Great Lakes), Superior is 31700 sq. mi. in area. It also has the coldest water of all the Great Lakes. The Caspian Sea is really a lake, and is larger than Lake Superior, but it is a saline lake, not a freshwater lake.

2. What is the largest natural lake found in Africa as per surface area?

Answer: Lake Victoria

Bounded by the nations of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, this lake is 26800 sq.mi. in area. It is also considered to be the 2nd. largest freshwater lake in the world.

3. What is the highest (above sea level) navigable lake in the world?

Answer: Lake Titicaca

At 12500 ft. above sea level, it is also the 2nd largest lake in South America. It is located in the Andes Mtns. in the area known as the Altiplano. It is 3200 sq.mi. in area. It is dotted with many islands, and ruins along the shore give evidence of the ancient Inca civilization.

4. What is the largest natural lake located completely within the continental USA?

Answer: Lake Michigan

Third in size of the Great Lakes, Michigan has an area of 22300 sq.mi. Its greatest depth is just over 900 ft.

5. What ocean has the greatest depth?

Answer: Pacific

Off the island of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean is located the Mariana Trench. Its lowest explored point is the Challenger Deep at 35800 ft below sea level! To put this in context, visualize Mount Everest at only 29028 ft. above sea level!

6. What is the largest natural lake located entirely within Canada?

Answer: Great Bear Lake

Measures in at 12275 sq.mi. Located in the central Mackenzie district of Canada's Northwest Territories. Measures over 1300 ft. at its deepest.

7. Tidal movement occurs in all bodies of water, though some are considered non-tidal for all practical purposes. True or False?

Answer: True

8. What is the name of the waterfall world famous for its height?

Answer: Angel Falls

This waterfall is about 20 times higher than Niagara Falls, at over 3200 feet. Located in southeastern Venezuela, accessibility even today is limited because of the terrain.

9. Newton's Law proposes that tides are the result of the gravitational effect upon bodies of water. What heavenly body has the strongest effect on Earth's tides?

Answer: Moon

Mainly because the Moon is closest to Earth.

10. What is the lowest (below sea level) lake in the world?

Answer: Dead Sea

Lying between Jordan and Israel this body of water is actually a salt lake. Its surface area is quite small, ie: 394 sq.mi. Its surface level is unique in that it is approx. 1290 feet below the surface of the nearby Mediterranean Sea.

Source: Author bigred62

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