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Explore Earth's water wonders - from the Sahara Desert to the Pacific Ocean, and learn fascinating facts about Mars, rocks, minerals, and more!
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What is the Sahara Desert? This desert is Earth’s largest.
What is the Pacific Ocean? Of Earth’s oceans, this one is the largest.
What is two? Mars, the “red planet,” has this many moons.
What is pumice? In a volcano, gas and lava separate to produce this rock.
What is Greenland? This is the world’s largest island.
What is Mt. Everest? This mountain is the highest place on Earth.
What is the Nile River (in Africa)? This river is the longest river on Earth.
What is a canyon? Valles Marineris is this type of geographic feature.
What is Jupiter? Of Mercury and Jupiter, the planet that is not rocky.
What is a pumpkin? Scientists compare the true shape of Earth to this fruit.
Where is Libya? The hottest day ever (136 F.) happened in this country.
What is the Pacific Ocean? The deepest ocean point can be found in this ocean.
What is five years? (A year on Mars is nearly twice as long as a year on Earth.) If you’re 10 years old on Earth, you’re this age on Mars.
What is South Africa? This country is the world’s largest producer of gold.
What is nitrogen? Of oxygen or nitrogen, this one makes up more of our air.
Where is Chile? The driest place on Earth, Arica, is in this country.
What is 400 billion gallons? (Accept answers that are close.) On average, Earth’s people use this much water each day.
What is Arizona? Mars’ largest volcano is the size of this U.S. state.
What is talc? This mineral is the softest of all Earth’s minerals.
What is the Antarctic Ice Sheet? The melting of this is causing Earth’s oceans to rise.
What are Israel and Jordan? Earth’s lowest dry land is between these two countries.
What is 97 percent? This percentage of Earth’s water is found in its oceans.
What is 38 pounds? You weigh 100 pounds on Earth, or this much on Mars.
What is feldspar? This is the most common mineral in Earth’s crust.
What is 41 miles? Earth’s solid skin is about this many miles thick.