Book 20 science quiz: free printable worksheet

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1. Mount Everest in Asia is the tallest in the world at about _______ feet.
   From: Which Is the Tallest Mountain on Each Continent?
2. The Rockies are younger, mostly lifted up within the last _______ million years, with steep sides and sharp peaks that glaciers also carved.
   From: Why Are the Rocky Mountains Jagged but the Appalachians Rounded?
3. Mount Logan’s base stretches more than _______ miles across.
   From: What Is the Tallest Mountain in Canada?
4. The Matterhorn is _______ feet tall.
   From: How Did the Matterhorn Get Its Pointed Shape?
5. In the Canadian Rockies near Banff, the treeline is around _______ feet.
   From: What Is the Treeline?
6. A rule of thumb: the distance in miles is about _______ times the square root of your height in feet.
   From: Why Can You See So Far From a Mountaintop?
7. Near the equator, trees can grow above _______ feet, while in the Arctic they stop near sea level.
   From: Why Is the Treeline Higher Near the Equator than in Canada?
8. An Andean condor’s wings stretch about _______ feet across.
   From: How Do Big Birds Soar Over Mountains Without Flapping?
9. Bumblebees have been seen flying at over _______ feet in the Himalayas.
   From: How Do Bumblebees Stay Warm High in the Mountains?
10. The air at the top of Everest has the same _______ percent oxygen as the air at sea level.
    From: How Much Air Is There at the Top of Mount Everest?
11. In the tropics, the snow line is more than _______ feet up.
    From: Where Is the Line Above Which Snow Never Melts Away?
12. The Burgess Shale was discovered in _______.
    From: Why Are Some of the Oldest Weird Animal Fossils Found High in the Rocky Mountains?