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Field Trip Earth
Have you taken our planetary field trip, in celebration of Earth Day 2020? Watch the video and then test your knowledge.
How was this image taken?
By a photographer on the Moon
From an orbiting satellite
From an airplane circling the globe
Generated by a computer
ANSWER: From an orbiting satellite
What can you NOT see in satellite images of Earth?
The Hayden Planetarium
Base Camp at Mt. Everest
Country borders
Weather patterns
ANSWER: Country borders
What is this an image of?
Himalayas
Andes
Alps
Catskills
ANSWER: Himalayas
What is NOT true of the Himalayas?
They provide water for billions of people
They're still growing
They block air currents
They're as old as Earth itself
ANSWER: They're as old as Earth itself
What is this an image of?
Hudson River
The Seine
Nile River
The Ganges
ANSWER: Nile River
Where do most Egyptians live?
In pyramids
In the desert
In the mountains
Along a river
ANSWER: Along a river
What is this an image of?
Amazon River Delta
Great Barrier Reef
Caribbean Sea
Long Island Sound
ANSWER: Great Barrier Reef
What is NOT true of coral reefs?
They cause hurricanes
They take thousands of years to grow
They provide food for people and other animals
They provide shelter from storms
ANSWER: They cause hurricanes
What is this an image of?
Manaus, Brazil
Cairo, Egypt
Delhi, India
New York City, USA
ANSWER: New York City, USA
What do Manaus, Cairo, Delhi and New York City have in common?
They're all on rivers
They all have glaciers
They're all above sea level
They all have Roman ruins visible from space
ANSWER: They're all on rivers
What is this an image of?
Australia
Tibetan Plateau
Amazon Rainforest
Sahara Desert
ANSWER: Amazon Rainforest
What is NOT true of the Amazon River?
It's the longest river in Africa
It flows past the city of Manaus
It has 1,000 tributaries feeding into it
It receives water from glaciers in the Andes
ANSWER: It's the longest river in Africa
What is this an image of?
Surface of Mars
Australian Outback
Miami Beach
Sahara Desert
ANSWER: Sahara Desert
What is TRUE about the Sahara?
It's the largest desert on Earth
Nothing can survive there except people and camels
It was once under a sea
It's one of the most biodiverse places on Earth
ANSWER: It was once under a sea
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All images, courtesy of OpenSpace