Watery World Quiz - MSN Encarta

1

Which river is the longest on Earth?

a)

Amazon

b)

Yangtze

c)

Nile

d)

Mississippi

2

Which river discharges the most water in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Mississippi

d)

Danube

3

Which ocean is the smallest in the world?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

4

Where is the highest waterfall in the world?

Where is this waterfall? (Image credit: Kjell Sandved/Bruce Coleman, Inc.)

a)

Canada

b)

Brazil

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Venezuela

5

Which is the largest body of fresh water in the world?

a)

Lake Winnipegosis, Canada

b)

Lake Baikal, Russia

c)

Lake Wallen, Switzerland

d)

Lake Superior, United States/Canada

6

Which is the highest navigable lake in the world?

a)

Lake Michigan, North America

b)

Lake ‘Asal, Africa

c)

Lake Titicaca, South America

d)

Lake Tanganyika, Africa

7

Which lake is the deepest in the world?

a)

Lake Pontchartrain, United States

b)

Lake Superior, United States/Canada

c)

Lake Baikal, Russia

d)

Sevan Lake, Armenia

8

Where is the deepest spot on Earth?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

9

Which of the following bodies of water is the saltiest?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Great Salt Lake

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Lake ‘Asal

10

A hydroelectric plant on which river has the greatest capacity in the world, at 12,600 megawatts?

a)

Columbia River, United States

b)

Fraser River, Canada

c)

Colorado River, United States

d)

Paraná River, Brazil