DID YOU KNOW...?
- Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. (aka-the ocean)
- Under the oceans, there are the earth’s largest mountain ranges that circle the planet like the stitching on a baseball
- There are earthquakes on the moon!
- The southern continent is a place of extremes, with the Antarctic ice cap containing some 70 percent of Earth's fresh water and about 90 percent of its ice.
- The Earth isn't just spinning: It's also moving around the sun at 67,000 miles (107,826 km) per hour!
- Approximately 90% of volcanic action happens in our Earth's oceans!