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depth quiz
When it comes to Planet Science Quizzes – how deep is your love?
Do you have the depth of character to drill down and extract the answers to our ten deep questions?
This is the second in our 3D series of Height, Depth and Length quizzes, and the low down on prizes for this one is that you stand to win one of three fabulous underwater watches with depth gauge!
GET DOWN!
01 The deepest living fish was found at a depth of over 8 kilometres – what was it?
Captinatum Birdseyius
Abyssobrotula galatheae
Tuna Sweetateacornopti
02 In which country can you find the deepest mines in the world, they are over 4 kilometres below the surface?
South Africa
Netherlands
Mexico
03 The temperature deep in the centre of the Earth is 5000C. This is about the same temperature as what?
The surface of the Moon
The surface of Venus
The surface of the Sun
04 We could create a manmade volcano by drilling through the Earth’s crust. Where is the crust thinnest, and therefore nearest the magma beneath?
Under mountains
Under the sea
Under countries
05 What is the deepest lake in the world at 1,741 meters?
Loch Ness, in Scotland
Lake Baikal in Siberia
Lake Titikaka in Peru
06 The pressure 1 kilometre under the sea is roughly the equivalent of what?
10 thousand Pascals, an apple (0.2kg) on a postage stamp
10 million Pascals, a brown bear (200 kg) balancing on a postage stamp
10 billion Pascals, two blue whales (200,000 kg) balancing on a postage stamp
07 What tree is thought to have the deepest roots, reaching down to 120 metres?
A Japanese larch bonsai tree
A strawberry tree
A wild fig tree
08 At 97 metres below ground, which city has the deepest underground station in the world?
London Underground
Moscow Metro
New York Subway
09 Where are you closest to the centre of the Earth?
The Galapagos Islands
The North Pole
Nepal
10 The Russians began digging the world’s deepest hole in 1970. How far down have they got?
12 kilometres
36 kilometres
72 kilometres
Answers:
1= Abyssobrotula galatheae • 2= South Africa • 3= The surface of the Sun • 4= Under the sea • 5= Lake Baikal in Siberia • 6= 10 million Pascals, a brown bear (200 kg) balancing on a postage stamp • 7= A wild fig tree • 8= Moscow Metro • 9= The North Pole • 10= 12 kilometres •
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