The closest planet to the Sun is Mercury
True
Burning or logging naturally occurring forests is known as deforestation
True
There are 5.2 trillion pieces of plastic floating in our ocean?
True. That's 52 times the number of stars in the milky way :(
1.6 billion people do not have access to electricity?
True
Caterpillars have 8 eyes
False! They have 12 eyes
The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world?
True
Water covers 50% of the Earth
False, It covers 70%
Magnet cannot attract aluminum and copper even though it's considered as metal
True
'Land of the Rising Sun' is a name given to China
False (Japan)
Christ the Redeemer is a statue located in Peru
False (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Nearly 1 million trees are cut down each year to make paper bags?
False. Almost 14 million trees are cut down to make paper bags :(
A cat has 5 muscles in each ear
False. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear!
Plastic takes 50 years just to begin decomposing?
False. It takes 450 years just to start decomposing and another 50-80 to fully decompose!
Tigers are good swimmers?
True
A lion's road can be heard from
20km away
1km away
3km away
8km away
Ecology is the study of ecosystems and how organisms interact with their environment.
True
Sharks never stop swimming
True
Frogs drink water through their mouths?
False. They drink water through their skin!
Only male mosquitoes bite human
False (Only female does)
It’s estimated that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish
Unfortunately, It's true :(
The capitol of The Netherlands is Amsterdam?
False (The Hague)
How many years in our fastest spaceship, would it take us to reach the sun?
70,000 years
6000 years
500 years
1000 years
How many marine animals die each year due to plastic pollution?
Over 100,000
2000
500
1000
The biggest egg in the world was laid by an ostrich
True
Your nose and ears continue growing for your entire life
True!
Iron is the most common metal found on Earth
True
o words in the English dictionary rhyme with the word orange
True!
The human body has four lungs.
False (two)
Most people fall asleep in 15 minutes?
False. Most people fall asleep in 7 minutes!
The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius
True
This is the national flag of France
False (Italy)
Rhino's have very big brains
False
A whale can hold it's breath for
2 hours
90 minutes
30 minutes
5 minutes
The Great Sphinx of Giza has the head of a human and the body of a tiger
False (Lion)
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different?
True
Telephone was invented by Charles Babbage
False (Alexander Graham Bell)
Pitcher plants are carnivorous.
True
Dogs are herbivores
False (Omnivores)
South America has the most amount of reptiles in the world
False! Australia does. They have 750 different species
Heat is a form of energy
True
We live inside a galaxy called Andromeda
False (Milky Way)