How Would You Describe Yourself? Quiz

Answer: Hottest temperature on Earth

Found in Libya close to the Mediterranean Sea, Al Aziziyah in the Sahara Desert was held as the hottest point on Earth with a recording of 57.8 °C (136 °F) in 1922. It held the record until analysis of the record and the equipment involved led to the title of hottest place on Earth going to Death Valley.

The highest temperature on Earth was located Death Valley, California, with 134.6 degrees Fahrenheit in 1913.

Answer: Marianas Trench

The world's deepest spot in the ocean is the Marianas Trench located in the Philippines. The Marianas Trench is 36,202 feet deep. The average depth of an ocean is 16,000 feet.

Puerto Rico Trench is located in the Atlantic Ocean at 28,374 feet.
Java Trench is located in the Indian Ocean at 23,376 feet.
South Sandwich Trench is located in the Southern Ocean at 23,736 feet.

Answer: United States

SIlver Lake, Colorado had 95 inches of snow beginning on April 14, 1921 and ending thirty-two hours later. Colorado also holds the record for deepest accumulation from one snowfall.

Answer: Hawaii

Mount Wai-ale-ale on the island of Kauaʻi was once reported to be the rainiest place on Earth with a total of 350 days a year of rain. The rainiest place on Earth is now being disputed by the countries of India and Colombia which have both reported having the rainiest place on Earth.

Answer: Nepal

Peaking at 29,028 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is considered to be the highest mountain in the world. Mount Everest is located between Tibet (in China) and Nepal.

Answer: Africa

The Nile River is considered to be the longest river in the world with a length of 4,145 miles long. South America has the second longest river with the Amazon River. Asia has the Chiang Jiang River, also known as the Yangtze, and is the third longest river. Coming in fourth is the Mississippi/Missouri River in North America at 3,710 miles long.

Answer: Russia

Lake Baikal in Russia is the world's oldest and deepest lake and is considered to have been formed millions of years ago. Lake Baikal consists of more water than the five Great Lakes of the United States and contains 20 percent of the world's fresh surface water.

Answer: South America

Angel Falls is located in Venezuela on the continent of South America, and is seventeen times the size of Niagra Falls bordering the United States and Canada. The Falls are 3,212 feet high. Even though Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Africa, holds the record for carrying the most water.

Answer: Antarctica

Vostock, Antarctica wins the prize for being the coldest place on Earth with a temperature of -129 degrees Fahrenheit. Alaska recorded a temperature of -80 degrees Fahrenheit in the city of Prospect Creek Camp.

Answer: Peru and Chile

To classify a place as being a desert, the place must have had less than ten inches of rain a year. Some parts of the Atacama Desert, located on the coast of Chile and Peru, has not had rain in close to 400 years.