Earth’s Extremes
Outer Space Meets Earth
Water Wonders
Moving Earth
Fun & Weird Earth Facts
100

What is the hottest place on Earth?

What is El Azizia, Libya?

100

How much would a 100-lb person weigh on Mars?

What is 38 pounds?

100

What percentage of Earth’s water is in the oceans?

What is 97%?

100

What makes thunder?

What is superheated air expanding from lightning?

100

Can rocks float?

What is yes – pumice can float?

200

What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth?

What is -129°F at Vostok, Antarctica?

200

How long is a Martian year?

What is 687 Earth days?

200

Which U.S. waterfall is the tallest?

What is Yosemite Falls?

200

How far is it to the center of the Earth?

What is 3,700 miles?

200

Is air mostly oxygen?

What is no – it’s mostly nitrogen?

300

What is the wettest place on Earth?

What is Lloro, Colombia?

300

What planet has the largest volcano?

What is Mars (Olympus Mons)?

300

What’s the world’s longest river?

What is the Nile River?

300

Which U.S. state is most earthquake-prone?

What is Alaska?

300

Can rocks grow?

What are iron-manganese crusts?

400

What’s the driest place on Earth?

What is Arica, Chile?

400

Does Earth go through phases like the Moon?

What is yes, as seen from Mars?

400

What landmasses hold the most of Earth’s freshwater?

What are Antarctica and Greenland?

400

What causes landslides?

What is intense or steady rainfall?

400

How much space dust lands on Earth each year?

What is 1,000 tons?

500

What is the highest recorded waterfall on Earth?

What is Angel Falls, Venezuela?

500

What is the biggest canyon in the solar system?

What is Valles Marineris on Mars?

500

Where is the lowest dry point on Earth?

What is the Dead Sea shore?

500

What causes LA to move toward San Francisco?

What is the San Andreas Fault?

500

Has the Moon always been this close?

What is no – it used to orbit faster and closer?

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