Dead Sea
The Dead Sea sits in the Jordan Rift Valley. This topic is part of Water Bodies within Geography. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Dead Sea trivia questions
The Dead Sea lies between Jordan and what territory?
Answer: Israel and the West Bank
Bonus fact: The Dead Sea sits in the Jordan Rift Valley.
Why is the Dead Sea unusually buoyant for swimmers?
Answer: Very high salinity
Bonus fact: Its salt concentration greatly increases water density.
The surface of the Dead Sea is notable for being what?
Answer: Lowest exposed land elevation on Earth
Bonus fact: Its shoreline lies more than 400 meters below sea level.
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered near what body of water?
Answer: Dead Sea
Bonus fact: The first scrolls were found in caves near Qumran.
The Dead Sea Scrolls date mainly from roughly the last centuries BCE and what early period?
Answer: First century CE
Bonus fact: Most were written between about the 3rd century BCE and 1st century CE.
What body of water lies along Israel's eastern side and is famous for high salinity?
Answer: Dead Sea
Bonus fact: The Dead Sea lies at Earth's lowest exposed land elevation.
Petra, the famous rock-cut UNESCO World Heritage site, is in which country?
Answer: Jordan
Bonus fact: UNESCO describes Petra as situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea.