Nature’s Numbers Quest

Discover nature’s most astounding numbers, from the strength of ants to the power of lightning.

How many lenses are there in a butterfly’s eye?

OneThousandsMillions

Thousands

Butterflies have about 17,000 lenses in their eyes!

Which can reach the tallest height?

Eagles in flightA tsunami waveWorld’s tallest sandcastle

Eagles in flight

Eagles can fly up to 10,000 feet high! A tsunami wave can reach up to 100 feet and the tallest sandcastle on record was 50 feet.

How many volts of electricity are in a bolt of lightning?

1 million1 billion1 trillion

1 billion

The voltage can vary a lot with lightning, but the most powerful bolts are to 1 billion volts!

If you were as strong as an ant, you could lift a:

Fire truckRocket shipCarAll of the above

Car

If you were also 1,000 pounds, then you could lift a fire truck, too [1,000 x 50 = 50K lbs]. Rocket ships are 1 million pounds so there’s no shot with that.

Spot the real number:

InfinityNonillionKatrillionNone of the above

Nonillion

Nonillion sounds like a fake word to most people, but it’s actually a real number.

Which is the heaviest?

All the air on EarthAll the ants on EarthAll the humans on Earth

All the air on Earth

Yes, air does have weight. Have you ever tried blowing up a balloon? Did it get heavier?

Which number is the biggest?

1 trillion2 billion3 million

1 trillion

Although 3 is bigger than 2 and 1, trillion will always be the biggest since it has the most zeros.

What is there most of on Earth?

WaterBacteriaAtoms

Atoms

Atoms win by a long shot. There are roughly 5 sextillion atoms in just one drop of water. On Earth, there are an estimated 100 quindecillion atoms—that’s 1 with 49 zeros!

Which lives the longest?

HumansInsectsTrees

Trees

Insects live only for months, humans live for decades, and trees live for hundreds or even thousands of years!

Which is largest?

One atomOne antOne bacterium

One ant

Atoms and bacteria are so small that they can only be seen under a microscope. Ants are also quite small, but are visible to the human eye.

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