
Desert
Quiz by H Barks
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- Q1What fraction of the Earth is covered in desert?A thirdA tenthA halfA quarter30s
- Q2For an area to be classed as a dessert, it must receive less than _________ rain each year.15 cm40 cm20 cm5 cm30s
- Q3The original meaning of 'desert' is...dry placehot placeabandoned placedyellow place30s
- Q4Which is the largest hot desert in the world?NamibGobiSaharaThar30s
- Q5How many countries does the Sahara Desert cover?12122230s
- Q6Deserts are good places for...wave energygeothermal energysolar energywind energy30s
- Q7The largest cold desert on Earth is...South PoleAntarcticaArcticTundra30s
- Q8What percentage of the Earth is covered in sand?20%40%30%50%30s
- Q9Animals that live in deserts have adapted by being...nocturnalreally fastcolourfulhairless30s
- Q10Some plants in the desert adapt by...having padded leaves that store waterbeing really smallhaving colourful flowershaving long leaves30s