The Nile River is the longest river on Earth. It measures 4,160 miles in length.
true
Mt. Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. It’s peak measures 43,009 feet above sea level.
false, its 29,029
The lowest point on Earth is the Dead Sea measuring 1,302 feet below sea level.
true
The Amazon Rainforest is the smallest tropical rainforest on Earth.
false, its the largest
The Sahara Desert is the largest desert on Earth, covering approximately 1/3 of Africa.
true
The Pacific Ocean is the saltiest ocean of the major oceans.
false , its Atlantic
Earth is approximately 70% water. Of that, 97% is salt water and remaining is fresh water.
true
Is the Earth round? Almost! It’s slightly flattened at the North and South poles.
true
Earth is the third planet from the sun.
true
Earth is 93 million miles away from the sun.
true
It takes 5 minutes for the energy from the sun to reach Earth.
false, its 8 minutes
Earth rotates around the sun at about 1,000 miles per hour.
true
Earth is the fifth largest planet in diameter.
true
Earth is referred to as the blue planet. Earth looks blue because from outer space the oceans and atmosphere combine to make our planet look blue.
true
Earth’s diameter is 16,000 miles.
false its 8000 miles
70% of all life on Earth lives under the surface of the ocean.
false, its 80%
