The Nile River is the longest river on Earth. It measures _______ miles in length.
4,610
4,160
6,410
1,640
Mt. Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. It’s peak measures 29,029 ______ above sea level.
feet
The lowest point on Earth is the _______ Sea measuring 1,302 feet below sea level.
the Dead Sea
The ______ Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth.
Amazon
The Sahara Desert is the largest desert on Earth, covering approximately _____ of Africa.
a third
a quarter
a half
The Atlantic Ocean is the _______ ocean of the major oceans.
saltiest
Earth is approximately 70% water. Of that, 97% is ___ water and remaining is ____ water.
salt / fresh
Is the Earth round? Discuss
Almost! It’s slightly flattened at the North and South poles.
Earth is the ______ planet from the sun.
third
Earth is_______ million miles away from the sun.(closest wins!)
93
It takes ____ minutes for the energy from the sun to reach Earth. (closest wins)
(
Earth rotates around the sun at about 1,000 miles per ______.
day
week
minute
hour
Earth is the ______ largest planet in diameter.
second
fourth
fifth
third
Earth is referred to as the ____ planet. Earth looks this way because from outer space the oceans and atmosphere combine to make our planet look like this.
blue
Earth’s circumference measures almost 25,000 ________.
kilometres
metres
miles
Earth’s diameter is ________ miles. (closest wins)
8,000
