Alaska is ___ (cold) than Greenland. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
colder. >> FALSE. The minimum temperature in Alaska is -62 degrees Celsius, but in Greenland it can be -66°.
The Earth is ___ (hot) than the moon. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
hotter. >> FALSE. The temperature of the moon during the day can be 123° Celsius, but the maximum temperature of the Earth is about 60° Celsius.
China is ___ (big) than Canada. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
bigger. >> FALSE. Canada is 10,000,000 square km and China is about 9,600,000 square km.
The English alphabet is ___ (short) than the Arabic alphabet. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
shorter. >> TRUE. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet and 28 in the Arabic alphabet.
The Sahara Desert is ___ (dry) than the Atacama Desert. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
drier. >> FALSE. In the Sahara Desert the average rainfall is 25mm and in the Atacama Desert is 0.1mm.
Spain is ___ (small) than France. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
smaller. >> TRUE. Spain is 505,000 square kilometres and France is 547,000.
Heathrow Airport in London is ___ (busy) than Atlanta Airport in the USA. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
busier. >> FALSE. 100 milliom people a year travel through Atlanta, whereas only 70 million go through Heathrow.
Taxis in Tokyo are ___ (expensive) than taxis in New York. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
more expensive. >> TRUE. A 3km trip in Tokyo costs approximately $16, but in NY is costs $12.
New Zealand is ___ (far) south than Australia.
further. >> TRUE. It's about 2,000km south-east of Australia.
In the UK coffee is ___ (popular) than tea.
more popular. >> FALSE. On average, the British drink 165,000,000 cups of tea a day and 70,000,000 cups of coffee.
Oxford University is ___ (old) than Cambridge University. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
older. >> TRUE. Oxford University was founded in about 1170 and Cambridge 40 years later, in 1209.
A gigabyte is ___ (large) than a megabyte. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
larger. >> TRUE. A megabyte is 1,024 kilobytes and a gigabyte is 1,024 megabytes.
The Great Wall of China is ___ (old) than the pyramids in Egypt. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
older. >> FALSE. The pyramids are about 4,500 years old, but the Great Wall of China was only finished 600 years ago.
Monaco is ___ (small) than San Marino. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
smaller. >> TRUE. Monaco is 2 square kilometres, but San Marino is 61 square kilometres.
The Mediterranean Sea is ___ (warm) than the Red Sea. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
warmer. >> FALSE. The average temperature of the Mediterranean Sea is 19-20°C, but the average temperature of the Red Sea is 26-30°C.
The mountains on Earth are ___ (high) than the mountains on Mars. IS THIS TRUE OR FALSE?
higher. >> FALSE. Olympus Mons on Mars is about 24km high, but Everest is only about 9km high.