Earth Science Trivia

Volcanoes, lightning, and the powerful forces that shape our planet.

Volcanoes

There's a supervolcano under Yellowstone, and over 1,500 potentially active volcanoes worldwide.

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Lightning

Five times hotter than the surface of the Sun, and it strikes Earth 100 times every second.

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Earthquakes

Earth's crust is broken into a dozen tectonic plates that grind past each other, releasing energy that has reshaped continents and toppled cities for millions of years.

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Tornadoes

Violently rotating columns of air that reach from a thunderstorm down to the ground, packing the fastest winds on Earth.

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Hurricanes

Giant rotating storms born over warm tropical oceans, with a calm eye at the center, sustained winds above 74 mph (119 km/h), and the power to flood entire coastlines.

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