DM QUIZ: December 21st, 2006

Hello All!
I am happy to start this quiz thread for the participants. (information thread for those who just read). I request Dr. Abhi & Sowmyaa to edit it as desired. Dr. Abhi reminds us to limit this thread to question-aswers and short congos only (no spam 😳 please )

Good luck to all the participants! Enjoy!

QUIZ # 1
This is a Geography Quiz

1. Why is it impossible to build a permanent station at the North pole?

2. Name the world's highest free-standing mountain.

3. Which two countries will join the European Union on January 1, 2007?

4. If the earth's axis had no tilt, would there be seasons? If yes, how? If not,why not?

5. Name the world's largest glacier outside the polar regions and describe where and how long it is.

subha di

1. Why is it impossible to build a permanent station at the North pole?
ans. Since the ice that covers the North Pole is always on the move

2. Name the world's highest free-standing mountain.
ans. Mount Kilimanjaro

3. Which two countries will join the European Union on January 1, 2007?
ans. Romania and Bulgaria

4. If the earth's axis had no tilt, would there be seasons? If yes, how? If not,why not?
ans. If Earth's axis had no tilt, then the poles would always be in a winter (ice age) condition since during different time of the year either the northen or southern hemisphere is pointed toward the sun. Also the degree is 23 degree

5. Name the world's largest glacier outside the polar regions and describe where and how long it is.
ans. Siachen Glacier
Siachen, the world's largest glacier outside the polar regions, straddles the Himalayan territory where India, China and Pakistan collide. A spectacular river of congealed snow, the 48-mile-long Siachen forms the eastern edge of the Karakoram Mountains, where five peaks reach higher than 26,000 feet

They are well searched answers... hope they are correct.

👏 👏 Good job savie!

Correct answers. I hope you had fun looking for answers and gained more information while doing so.

1) North pole is not a mass of land. North pole comprises of the Arctic ocean partially frozen, unnlike the South Pole (antarctica), which also holds a mass of antartctica continent, apart from the antarctic ocean.

4) without the axial tilt, earth seasons would be wierd. How they would change would depend on the areas exposed to sun, while those away from it. Life that exists now, is speculated to be impossible w/o the axial tilt and the consequent seasons we enjoy now.

thank u very much 😉 😊 but where is my prize? 😕
and i really enjoyed 😳 and really looking forward for answering the tommorrow question
History and geography r my fav subjects...hehehe 😃

Subha Di !! Nice questions!! 👏
Savie ji!! 😡 Answered very fast .I did'nt get chance to attempt!!
Cheers,
Mythili

Originally posted by: mythili_Kiran

Subha Di !! Nice questions!! 👏
Savie ji!! 😡 Answered very fast .I did'nt get chance to attempt!!
Cheers,
Mythili

hey pls don't call me :ji" sounds odd, u can call me just savi.......😳

Thanks QT 👏 Savie great job 👏