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What is the hottest place on earth

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El Azizia in Libya with 134 Fahrenheit on July 10 1913

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And the coldest place

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Vostok Antartica July 21 1983 -129 farenheit

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What makes thunder

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Lighting the air around a lighting bolt is superheated about five times faster than the sun

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4
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Can rocks float

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Yes some of them can

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Can rocks grow

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Yes

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6
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How much space dust falls on earth each year

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about 1,000 tons

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how far does regular dust blow in the wind

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as high as 20,000 feet

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where is worlds highest waterfall

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angel falls in venuzuela drops 3,212 feet

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9
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what two great american cities are destined to merge

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San andreas and los angeles

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10
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is earth a sphere

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11
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what would a 100 pound person weigh on mars

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38 pounds

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12
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how long is a martian year

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24 hours and 37 minutes

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13
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where is the largest volcano

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mauna loa volcano hawaii is 50 000 feet

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14
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what is the deadliest kown earthquake

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1557 in central china

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what was the strongest earthquake known in recent times

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in 1960 a chilean earthquake

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16
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how far is it to the center of the earth

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3,700 miles

17
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which is the highest mountain

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mt everest 29,028 miles

18
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has the moon always been this close

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it used to be much closer

19
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where is the lowest dry point on earth

A

dead sea in the middle sea

20
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good thing california isnt sinking further right

A

some parts are

21
Q

which is the longest river

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the nile river in africa 4,160 miles

22
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what is the most earthquake prone state in the us

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alaska has 7 earthquakes every year

23
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what is the driest place on earth

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arica in chile

24
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what causes a landslide

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intense rainfall in a short period of time

25
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how fast can mud flow

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100 miles pr hour

26
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do things inside earth flow

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yes the molten material in and around earths core moves in vortices

27
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what is the wettest place on earth

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Lloro colombia 523 inches of rain every year

28
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what is the largest canyon

A

grand canyon

29
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What is Americas largest lake

A

Lake superior

30
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Is ice an mineral

A

yes

31
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what is the softest mineral

A

Talc

32
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What is the hardest mineral

A

Diamond

33
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how much gold is found worldwide to date

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193,000 metric tons

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