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The Earth's oceans help regulate climate.
The Nile River delta is fertile farmland.
Some insects undergo complete metamorphosis.
The Earth's atmosphere contains trace gases like argon.
Solar flares originate from the Sun's surface.
Mount Everest lies on the border between Nepal and China.
The Earth's continents were once joined as Pangaea.
Some species of sharks must keep moving to breathe.
The Earth's gravity keeps the Moon in orbit.
The Moon completes its phases in about 29.5 days.
Comets can develop long tails when near the Sun.
The Sahara Desert was once home to ancient civilizations.
The human eye can adapt to low-light conditions.
Some animals use echolocation to navigate in darkness.
The Earth's atmosphere is layered into troposphere, stratosphere, and beyond.
The Pacific Ocean is home to the Mariana Trench.
Ancient Egyptians developed hieroglyphic writing.
Lightning can strike the same location multiple times.
The Andes Mountains are still rising today.
Plants release oxygen during photosynthesis.
Saturn's largest moon is Titan.
The Milky Way is estimated to contain hundreds of billions of stars.
The Earth's magnetic field protects against solar radiation.
Some birds can mimic human speech.
The human body contains about 206 bones.
The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth.
Whales are mammals and must breathe air.
The Earth's crust is thinner beneath oceans.
Venus has the longest day of any planet in the solar system.
Some butterflies migrate thousands of miles.
The Earth's rotation is responsible for the Coriolis effect.
Ancient Rome had a complex system of aqueducts.
The Sahara Desert is larger than most countries.
The Pacific Ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
Some bacteria can survive in extreme environments such as deep-sea vents.
The Earth's axis is tilted about 23.5 degrees.
Lightning can travel from the ground up into clouds.
The Moon has lower gravity than Earth.
The Amazon rainforest is often called the lungs of the Earth.
The Great Lakes were formed by glacial movement.
Some species of penguins can swim at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour.
The Earth's outer core is liquid metal.
Mercury has no substantial atmosphere to trap heat.
An adult giraffe can clean its ears with its tongue.
The human skin is the body's largest organ.
Blue whales are the largest animals known to have ever lived.
The Earth's atmosphere scatters blue light, making the sky appear blue.
The human brain weighs about three pounds on average.
The Sahara Desert can experience large temperature swings between day and night.
The Earth's oceans absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide.