Actual Facts

  1. The Pacific Ocean covers 68,634,000 square miles.
  2. The Atlantic Ocean covers 41,340,000 square miles.
  3. The Indian Ocean covers 29,321,000 square miles.
  4. The Lakes & Rivers covers 1,000,000 square miles.
  5. The Hills & Mountains covers 1,910,000 square miles.
  6. The Deserts covers 14,000,000 square miles.
  7. Mt. Everest is 29,141 feet high.
  8. Sound travels at the rate of 1,120 feet per second.
  9. Light travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second.
  10. The Earth is 93,000,000 miles from the sun.
  11. 1,760 yards equals one mile & 5,280 feet equals one mile.
  12. The Arctic Ocean covers 390,000 square miles.
  13. 12 trillion 478 billion 118 million 400 thousand inches on the planet earth.

QUIZ

  1. How are the measurements obtained for the oceans?
  2. How deep is each ocean?
  3. Why are not the seven seas mentioned in this lesson?