Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️

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The Water Cycle — How Rain Is Made and Where It Goes

Take a journey from the deep blue ocean to the clouds and back down to earth.

✓ The Earth has the same water it had billions of years ago.

✓ The sun is the engine that powers the whole cycle.

Why the Amazon Rainforest Is the Lungs of the Earth

Find out why a forest in South America is vital for the air you breathe in Jersey.

✓ The Amazon spans across nine different South American countries.

✓ It produces about 20% of the world's total oxygen.

What Are Tectonic Plates and Why Do They Move?

Understand the giant moving puzzle pieces that create mountains and cause powerful earthquakes.

✓ Earth's outer shell is broken into giant, moving cracked pieces.

✓ Plates move about as fast as your fingernails grow annually.

The World’s Greatest Rivers — Amazon, Nile, Thames and More

Travel from mountain sources to the deep sea with the world’s most famous rivers.

✓ The Nile is generally considered the longest river on Earth.

✓ The Amazon carries more water than the next seven largest rivers.

How Mountains Are Formed and Why They Have Different Climates

Explore the massive forces that push up mountains and why their peaks are so cold.

✓ Mountains cover about one-quarter of the Earth's total land surface.

✓ Fold mountains form when tectonic plates crumble upwards together.

What Is Climate and How Is It Different From Weather?

Learn why weather changes every day but climate stays the same for decades.

✓ Weather is what happens outside over minutes or days.

✓ Climate is the average weather pattern over 30 years.

Deserts — Not Just Sand: The World’s Driest Places Explained

Journey to the driest corners of the globe, from scorching sands to frozen ice.

✓ A desert is defined by low rainfall, not just heat.

✓ Antarctica is actually the largest and coldest desert on Earth.

The Water Cycle

How does water travel around our planet?

✓ Water evaporates from oceans and lakes when heated by the sun.

✓ Water vapour rises and cools to form clouds.