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The ozone hole is mainly from CFCs
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The ozone hole is mainly from CFCs

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Venus is hotter than Mercury — despite being farther from the Sun
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Venus is hotter than Mercury — despite being farther from the Sun

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Antarctica holds about 70% of Earth’s fresh water
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Antarctica holds about 70% of Earth’s fresh water

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Lightning heats air to about 30,000°C
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Lightning heats air to about 30,000°C

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Earth travels ~107,000 km/h around the Sun
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Earth travels ~107,000 km/h around the Sun

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Earth spins at about 1,670 km/h at the equator
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Earth spins at about 1,670 km/h at the equator

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Earth’s core is about as hot as the Sun’s surface
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Earth’s core is about as hot as the Sun’s surface

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Water is densest at about 4°C
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Water is densest at about 4°C

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Acid rain forms when sulfur and nitrogen oxides dissolve
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Acid rain forms when sulfur and nitrogen oxides dissolve

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Helium on Earth mostly comes from radioactive decay
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Helium on Earth mostly comes from radioactive decay

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Ozone is O₃ — three oxygen atoms
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Ozone is O₃ — three oxygen atoms

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Ice is less dense than liquid water
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Ice is less dense than liquid water

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Pressure under 10 meters of water roughly doubles
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Pressure under 10 meters of water roughly doubles

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Escape velocity from Earth is about 11.2 km/s
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Escape velocity from Earth is about 11.2 km/s

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Earth’s gravity pulls at about 9.8 m/s²
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Earth’s gravity pulls at about 9.8 m/s²

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A lightning bolt carries about 1 billion joules of energy
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A lightning bolt carries about 1 billion joules of energy

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Earth’s magnetic field flips every few hundred thousand years
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Earth’s magnetic field flips every few hundred thousand years

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Photosynthesis converts ~100 billion tons of carbon per year
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Photosynthesis converts ~100 billion tons of carbon per year

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A single raindrop can contain up to a million cloud droplets
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A single raindrop can contain up to a million cloud droplets

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About 71% of Earth’s surface is ocean
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About 71% of Earth’s surface is ocean

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Mount Everest grows about 4 mm taller each year
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Mount Everest grows about 4 mm taller each year

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Diamond is about 58 times harder than the next hardest mineral
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Diamond is about 58 times harder than the next hardest mineral

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