Extremes on Earth

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/extremes-on-earth

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How high is Extremes on Earth?Mount Everest, 29,032 feet (8,849 meters), Nepal/China
2. What is the location?Global. Records are for the entire Earth, not specific continents or countries
3. What is the highest recorded air temperature?134°F (56.7°C) at Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California, USA

Geophysical: Relating to the physical processes and features of the Earth.
Meteorological: Relating to the science of weather and atmospheric phenomena.
Tectonic Plates: Large, rigid slabs of rock that make up the Earth's outer shell and move slowly over time.
Subduction: The process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another and sinks into the Earth's mantle.