Challenge image of land mass at night with city lights across its surface.

Question 1 Clue:

Bright lights near the center of this nighttime image mark the capital of a large country that is bordered on the north by the Pyrenees mountain range and on the south by the Strait of Gibraltar. Name the country.

Suomi NPP image courtesy of NASA and NOAA

Question 1 Answer

Spain
View of the horizon cutting between space and earth.

Question 2 Clue:

A shadow darkens the clouds over the Midwestern United States in this orbital view taken on August 21, 2017. What produced this shadow?

International Space Station image courtesy of NASA

Question 2 Answer

Solar Eclipse
Satellite image of Africa with arrows pointing to the light yellow Sahara Desert at the top of the continent.

Question 3 Clue:

In this image, a vast desert (white arrows) stretches across the northern portion of a large continent. Name the desert.

Terra-MODIS mosaic courtesy NASA Earth Observatory
 

Question 3 Answer

Sahara Desert
Satellite image of a chain of 8 islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Question 4 Clue:

These 8 volcanic islands are part of a well-known Pacific Island group. The bottom tip of the largest island is the southernmost point in the 50 United States. Name this island group.

Landsat mosaic courtesy of USGS

Question 4 Answer

Hawaiian Islands
Satellite view of Japan, a long set of islands in the Pacific Ocean

Question 5 Clue:

This Asian nation is made up of many islands. Its capital (white arrow) is a populous commercial and economic hub that borders on a bay that shares its name. Name the capital city.

Aqua-MODIS image courtesy of NASA/GSFC

Question 5 Answer

Tokyo
Satellite image of the southern point of South America jutting into the ocean.

Question 6 Clue:

A cape (white arrow) near the southern tip of South America lies where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Pacific. Name the cape.

Terra-MODIS mosaic courtesy NASA Earth Observatory

Question 6 Answer:

Cape Horn
The Black Sea, the central body of water in this image, is next to the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Persian Gulf

Question 7 Clue:

The large sea in the center of this image is filled with bright swirls of tiny organisms called phytoplankton. The light blue-green color contradicts the name of this sea. Name the sea.

Aqua-MODIS image courtesy of NASA/GSFC

Question 7 Answer

Black Sea
Satellite image of a long river crossing snowy land.

Question 8 Clue:

A long river (yellow arrows) flows from Lake Ontario (green arrow) through two Canadian provinces and empties into a gulf that borders the Atlantic Ocean. Name the river.

Terra-MODIS image courtesy of NASA/GSFC

Question 8 Answer

St. Lawrence River

This quiz was originally published in 2017.