Actual Facts
- The Pacific Ocean covers 68,634,000 square miles.
- The Atlantic Ocean covers 41,340,000 square miles.
- The Indian Ocean covers 29,321,000 square miles.
- The Lakes & Rivers cover 1,000,000 square miles.
- The Hills & Mountains cover 1,910,000 square miles.
- The Deserts cover 14,000,000 square miles.
- Mt. Everest is 29,141 feet high.
- Sound travels at the rate of 1,120 feet per second.
- Light travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second.
- The Earth is 93,000,000 miles from the sun.
- 1,760 yards equals one mile & 5,280 feet equals one mile.
- The Arctic Ocean covers 390,000 square miles.
- There are 12 trillion, 478 billion, 118 million, 400 thousand inches on the planet Earth.
- The total area of land and water of the planet Earth is 196,940,000 SQ. miles.
- The circumference of the planet Earth is 24,896 miles.
- The diameter of the Earth is 7,926 miles.
- The area of the land is 57,255,000 SQ. miles.
- The area of the water is 139,685,000 SQ. miles.
- The islands are 1,910,000 SQ. miles.
- The producing land is 29,000,000 SQ. miles.
- The Earth weighs six sextillion tons (a unit followed by 21 ciphers).
- Lead will not reach the bottom of the ocean any nearer than how many yards? 4,500 yards.
- How long will America burn? 390 years.
- How long will it take to cool off? 610 years.
- Lightning cannot be heard over how many miles? 15 miles.
- How fast and how high do thundered clouds travel? From 1 to 3 1/4 miles high, never below 1 mile at a speed of 60 to 186 miles per hour.
- How far is the planet Pluto from the sun? 4,600,000,000 miles.
- What is the diameter of the planet Pluto? 67,000 miles.
- What is the diameter of sunlight? 76 quintillion miles.
- Where is the sun in the universe? Center of the solar system.
- What is the longest river on Earth? The Nile River.
- What is the square mileage of Germany? 55,000 SQ. miles.
- When was the Panama Canal completed and at what cost? 1914 at a cost of $375,000,000.
- How long, wide, and deep is the Panama Canal? 50 1/2 miles long, 300 feet wide, and 45 feet deep.
- How long, wide, and deep is the Suez Canal? 99 miles long, 122 feet wide, and 33 feet deep.
- How long ago was the Suez Canal completed and at what cost? Completed 64 years ago at the cost of $150,000,000.
- What was the reward for Jesus alive and dead? $1,500 alive and $2,500 dead.
- At the beginning of our history, how many originals were there on the planet? 5,000,000,000 originals.
- How long does it take sunlight to strike Earth? 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
- What is the weight of one original? 150 pound
QUIZ
- What is the total area of land and water of the planet Earth?
- A) 196,940,000 SQ. miles
- B) 186,940,000 SQ. miles
- C) 206,940,000 SQ. miles
- D) 176,940,000 SQ. miles
- How many square miles does the Pacific Ocean cover?
- A) 41,340,000
- B) 29,321,000
- C) 68,634,000
- D) 39,140,000
- The Atlantic Ocean covers how many square miles?
- A) 41,340,000
- B) 41,321,000
- C) 29,430,000
- D) 41,000,000
- Which ocean covers 29,321,000 square miles?
- A) Atlantic Ocean
- B) Arctic Ocean
- C) Pacific Ocean
- D) Indian Ocean
- The Lakes & Rivers cover how many square miles?
- A) 2,000,000
- B) 1,910,000
- C) 1,000,000
- D) 4,861,000
- How many square miles do the Hills & Mountains cover?
- A) 1,910,000
- B) 14,000,000
- C) 1,000,000
- D) 390,000
- The Deserts cover how many square miles?
- A) 14,000,000
- B) 4,861,000
- C) 1,910,000
- D) 29,000,000
- How high is Mt. Everest?
- A) 29,120 feet
- B) 29,141 feet
- C) 29,130 feet
- D) 29,200 feet
- At what rate does sound travel?
- A) 1,220 feet per second
- B) 1,100 feet per second
- C) 1,120 feet per second
- D) 1,140 feet per second
- What is the speed of light?
- A) 186,000 miles per hour
- B) 186,000 miles per second
- C) 186,000 feet per second
- D) 186,000 feet per hour
- How far is the Earth from the sun?
- A) 93,000,000 miles
- B) 83,000,000 miles
- C) 103,000,000 miles
- D) 113,000,000 miles
- How many yards equal one mile?
- A) 5,280
- B) 1,760
- C) 2,640
- D) 1,320
- What is the area of the Arctic Ocean?
- A) 290,000 square miles
- B) 390,000 square miles
- C) 490,000 square miles
- D) 590,000 square miles
- How many inches are on the planet Earth?
- A) 12 trillion, 478 billion, 118 million, 400 thousand
- B) 13 trillion, 478 billion, 118 million, 400 thousand
- C) 14 trillion, 478 billion, 118 million, 400 thousand
- D) 15 trillion, 478 billion, 118 million, 400 thousand
- What is the diameter of the Earth?
- A) 6,926 miles
- B) 7,926 miles
- C) 8,926 miles
- D) 9,926 miles
- What is the producing land area?
- A) 25,000,000 SQ. miles
- B) 27,000,000 SQ. miles
- C) 29,000,000 SQ. miles
- D) 31,000,000 SQ. miles
- How much does the Earth weigh?
- A) Six sextillion tons
- B) Seven sextillion tons
- C) Eight sextillion tons
- D) Nine sextillion tons
- What is the longest river on Earth?
- A) Amazon River
- B) Mississippi River
- C) Yangtze River
- D) Nile River
- How long does it take for sunlight to strike Earth?
- A) 7 minutes and 20 seconds
- B) 8 minutes and 20 seconds
- C) 9 minutes and 20 seconds
- D) 10 minutes and 20 seconds
- What is the weight of one original?
- A) 120 pounds
- B) 130 pounds
- C) 140 pounds
- D) 150 pounds