What Do You Know About the EARTH?

The Earth, the most extraordinary planet we know about, full of life and change. This world is alive, and our whole history is written into its very ground. How much do you know about the home that carries us through space?
 
 
According to scientists, how old is our planet?
4.5 billion years
13.7 billion years
400 million years
800 million years
 
 
True or False: The shape of the Earth is a perfect sphere.
True
False
 
 
The speed of 67,000 mph (107,826 kph) represents the speed of what?
Earth's orbit around the sun
Earth's rotation around its axis
Earth's movement through the galaxy
 
 
Where is the lowest point of the planet that's on land?
The Dead Sea, Israel
Sea of Galilee, Israel
Caspian Sea
The Fens, UK
 
 
Besides trees, where does most of our breathable oxygen come from?
Oceanic phytoplankton
Grass
Lightning Storms
Bushes
 
 
How much of the world’s oxygen is produced by just the Amazon rainforest?
10%
5%
2%
20%
 
 
What two metals make up the Earth's core?
Iron and Nickel
Lead and Platinum
Gold and copper
Iron and silver
 
 
What is the outer layer of the Earth ground called?
The mantle
The core
The crust
The atmosphere
 
 
How hot is the Earth's inner core?
As hot as the surface of the sun
Hotter than the surface of the sun
Hotter than the core of the sun
As hot as the sun's core itself
 
 
How often does lightning strike the Earth?
500 times an hour
200 times a minute
1,000 times a day
50 times a second
 
 
What name is given to the Earth's lowest layer of atmosphere?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
 
 
Which land-based ecosystem holds the most biodiversity of animals and plants?
Tropical forests
Swamp land
African Savannah
Coral reefs
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