God's Creation

Genesis

15 cards·by mutyadrcamba

The Earth moves around the sun at approximately 67,000 miles per hour.

TRUE

The Earth is 193 million miles from the sun.

FALSE – it’s only 93 million

The world’s longest mountain range is actually underwater

TRUE

The lowest recorded temperature on Earth was minus 128.6 degrees Fahrenheit in Antarctica.

TRUE

The highest reported temperature was 138 degrees Fahrenheit in the country of Brazil.

FALSE – it was in Libya.

Earth is the only planet not named after a Roman god

TRUE

80% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water.

FALSE – 70%

The highest point on Earth is Mount Kilimanjaro.

FALSE – Mount Everest

It takes about 15 minutes for light from the sun to reach the Earth.

FALSE – it’s closer to 8 minutes.

The Amazon rainforest is home to nearly one third of the Earth’s land species.

TRUE

You would weigh more if you lived at the North Pole than you did if you lived at the Equator.

TRUE – a person who weighs 150.8 lbs at the North Pole would only weigh 150 lbs at the Equator because of the gravitation pull of the poles

Lightning strikes somewhere on the Earth 5.2 million times per day.

FALSE – it’s actually 8.6 million times.

The first photo from the Earth taken from space was in 1958.

FALSE – 1968

The Nile River, the longest on Earth, is 4,160 miles in length.

TRUE

The Earth is round.

FALSE – it’s actually flattened at the poles!