Facts about the Earth

Earth is not flat, but it's not perfectly round either.

• True

• False

The days are getting shorter day by day.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 89 percent of the world's freshwater.

• False

• True

Answer explanation

Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world's freshwater.

Whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The sounds of the whales help to find the way

Mount Everest is shorter now than the last time it was measured.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Mount Everest is bigger now than the last time it was measured.