Science Common Sense

1116 - What is the most interesting maximum or minimum thing in nature or life?

There are many cool extreme things in nature and life. Here are a few:

  1. Hottest temperature: The surface of the sun is about 5,500°C (10,000°F). That's hotter than anything else in our universe.
  2. Coldest temperature: The temperature in space is about -270.42°C (-454.76°F). That's way colder than your freezer.
  3. Fastest creature: The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal on record, reaching speeds of up to 322 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting dive, known as a stoop.
  4. Largest living thing: A fungus called Armillaria ostoyae covers over 2,200 acres in Oregon, USA, and is considered a single living organism.
  5. Deepest part of the ocean: The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is about 11,000 meters (36,000 feet) deep. That's deeper than Mount Everest, the tallest mountain, is tall.
  6. Longest migration: The Arctic tern migrates from the North Pole to the South Pole every year, a journey of about 70,000 kilometers (43,500 miles).

Which one do you find the most interesting?

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