Planet Earth

The Amazon Rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen.

• True

• False

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth, but it is not the farthest point from the Earth's center.

• True

• False

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on the planet and can be seen from space.

• True

• False

There is a waterfall underwater in the Indian Ocean, near Mauritius.

• True

• Fasle

Antarctica is the driest place on Earth, even drier than the Sahara Desert.

• True

• False

The Sahara Desert was once a lush, green area with lakes and forests.

• True

• False

Lake Baikal in Russia contains about 50% of the world’s fresh surface water.

• True

• False

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, can only be seen from the North Pole.

• True

• False

There is a river in Peru that is so hot it can boil animals alive.

• True

• False

The Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water in the world.

• True

• False