About the Earth

Look at the quiz and answer the questions to practise and improve your reading skills.

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Match the words and pictures.

Desert River Wind Temperature

Volcano Ocean Mountain Waterfall

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Fill the gaps with the correct number from the box.
57.8 -89 1
22 4,900 13.3
6,650 979 8,850

1. The coldest recorded temperature on Earth is ________ °C, and the hottest

is ___________ °C.

2. The wettest place in the world gets ____________m of rain a year, and the driest place

gets only ______________ mm.

3. The highest place on Earth is ____________m high. The highest inhabited place

is _____________ m high.

4. The longest river in the world is ____________ km long.

5. The average temperature of the warmest sea in the world is _______________ °C.

6. The highest waterfall in the world is __________________ m high.

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Write the superlative form of the adjective in brackets to fill the gaps.

1. The Nile is the   river in the world. (long)

2. Mauna Loa is the  volcano in the world. (large)

3. Commonwealth Bay is the   place in the world. (windy)

4. The Atacama Desert is the  place in the world. (dry)

5. The  recorded temperature is 57.8 °C. (hot)

6. The  place on Earth has 13.3 m of rain every year. (wet)