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What is the hottest place on Earth?
El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 –
Where is the lowest dry-land place on Earth?
The shore of the Dead Sea, located between Israel and Jordan
Is ice a mineral?
Yes, ice is a mineral and is formally described as such in Dana’s System of Mineralogy.
Can an earthquake cause a tsunami?
If the earthquake originates under the ocean, yes.
How many people have been killed by volcanoes during the last 500 years?
At least 300,000.
where is the coldest place?
Vostok, Antarctica, on July 21, 1983.
How much of the Earth’s land surface is desert?
About one-third.
What is the softest of all minerals?
Talc is the softest of minerals.
Which earthquake was more destructive in terms of loss of life and relative damage costs, the 1906 San Francisco quake or the 1964 Anchorage quake?
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake tops this category. It was responsible for 700 deaths
How much of the Earth’s surface consists of volcanic rock?
Scientists estimate that more than three-quarters of Earth’s surface is of volcanic origin
Where is the world’s highest waterfall?
The water of Angel Falls in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet (979 meters).
Which of the Earth’s oceans is the largest?
The Pacific Ocean covers 64 million square miles (165 million square kilometers). It is more than two times the size of the Atlantic. It has an average depth of 2.4 miles (3.9 kilometers).
What is the hardest of all minerals?
The one that becomes emotionally useless after a divorce but still retains monetary value.
Where do most earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur on Earth?
The majority occur along boundaries of the dozen or so major plates that more or less float on the surface of Earth
How many of Earth’s volcanoes are known to have erupted in historic time?
About 540 volcanoes on land are known
Where is the largest volcano?
Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii
Why is Earth mostly crater-free compared to the pockmarked Moon?
more recent events evident on the surface – craters that can be millions of years old – get overgrown by vegetation, weathered by wind and rain, and modified by earthquakes and landslides.
what is the most expensive mineral
Californium, a radioactive element, at $27 million per gram
Which earthquake was larger, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake or
the 1964 Anchorage, Alaska temblor?
The Anchorage earthquake had a magnitude of 9.2,
How much space dust falls to Earth each year?
The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) says at least 1,000 million grams, or roughly 1,000 tons of material
What’s the deepest place in the ocean?
the Mariana Trench
Where are most of Earth’s volcanoes?
It is called the mid-ocean ridge and is where Earth's plates spread apart as new crust bubbles up – volcanic activity.
what is the most oldest mineral
The oldest mineral on Earth is zircon
What was the strongest earthquake in recent times?
A 1960 Chilean earthquake,
How much gold has been discovered worldwide to date?
More than 193,000 metric tons (425 million pounds).