Vocab B
Gran Canaria, Mallorca, and Menorca are all examples of....
Islands
"Come in" and "go out" are both phrasal verbs related to the...
Tide
The broadest country is
Russia
What is the largest animal in the world?
Blue Whale
How much of the world's water is drinkable?
A. 25% B. 37% C. 60% D. 3%
D. 3%
A group or line of mountains with the same name is a
Mountain Range
Name three things causing the earth to heat up?
The highest mountain is...
Mount Everest
How many islands is the Great Barrier Reef composed of?
900
This industry is the leader in damaging our ozone layer with the product they produce.
Gas or oil industry
These are formed as a result of the water's motion, gravitational forces, and winds.
Waves
How many layers is the earth made up of?
The average depth of the ocean is...
A. 10,935 m B. 3,682 m C. 5, 282 m D. 15,783 m
B. 3,682 m
A new study suggests that global warming could threaten one-fourth of the world's plant and vertebrate animal species with extinction by what year? a) 2035 b) 2050 c) 2060 c) 3000
B. 2050
Scientists predict that Arctic summers could be ice free by what year? a) 2030 b) 2040 c) 2050 d) 2012
2040
The general movement of a mass of Oceanic water in a definite direction is called..
a Current
Name two animals that have died out
Dinosaurs, Wooly Mammoth, Dodo Bird, Ground Sloth, Saber Toothed Tiger, etc.
What is the longest river in the world?
the Nile
What percentage of the Earth's surface is water?
70 percent
What is the largest rain forest on Earth?
Amazon Rainforest
This feature of the ocean is controlled by the moon
Tides
Name the mountain range you might come across in the north of Madrid
At almost 225 km wide at one point, this river is the widest in the world
A. Amazon River B. Congo River C. Rio De la Plata D. Ganges
C. rio de la plata
The air on earth consists mostly of what two gases?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
How much waste in Spain is recycled or reused?
A. 43% B. 56% C. 27% D. %68
43%