Places
Where is the largest waterfall
Angel Falls Venezuela
Most common cause of pollution
Fossil fuels
The melting of ____ is causing the rise of sea levels
Glaciers
Most consumed food in America
Burgers
The Earth is __% water
71%
The country with the highest carbon footprint
China
What is the unit to measure water pollution
Fun fact: The earth is on track to exceeding 1.5 C of warming by 2050. (Free 200 points)
free 200 points.
Mcdonald's
the U.S. state with the longest coastline
Alaska
where is the deepest point in the ocean
The Mariana Trench at 10,935 meters (35,876 feet)
How many cars are there in the world?
around 1.4 Billion
Where is the HOTTEST place on earth
Death valley, California (134 F)
How do starfish eat?
turn stomach inside out
How many pounds of trash are in the oceans. (doesn't have to be exact)
just over 363 BILLION pounds of trash!!!!
The most air polluted country in the world
Bangladesh
Apporximately __% of lakes in America are too polluted for fishing, aquatic life, or swimming.
40-45%
There’s more _____ in our atmosphere than at any time in human history
Carbon Dioxide
__ were the first vegetable grown in space (hint: they are grown underground)
POTATOES
How many different species of animals live in the ocean. (Hint: under 2 million)
around 1,233,500
Approximately how many trees are in the amazon rain-forest (doesn't have to be exact)
390 billion individual trees and 16,000 species.
Most polluted river in the world
Ganges river, India
The Earth is losing ____ tons of ice every year
1.2 trillion tons.
Tuna eyeballs is a food eaten in which country
Japan
The saltiest of the five oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctic, Indian
Atlantic Ocean