Basic Facts about the Planet Earth

Basic Facts about the Planet Earth

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  By Prof. LiwaywayMemije-Cruz
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  Earth is thethird planet from the sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets.
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  Terrestrial Planets MERCURY VENUSEARTH MARS
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  SOLAR SYSTEM
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  MASS: 5,972,190,000,000,000 BillionKG EQUATORIAL DIAMETER: 12,756 KM EQUATORIAL CIRCUMFERENCE: 40,030 KM POLAR DIAMETER: 12,714 KM KNOWN MOONS: 1 (LUNA) ORBIT DISTANCE: 149,598,262 KM (1 AU) ORBIT PERIOD: 365.26 EARTH DAYS SURFACE TEMPERATURE: -88 TO 58 C EARTH FACTS: Distance from Sun: 150 million kilometers (93.2 million miles) Rotational period: 23.9345 hours
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  Seven Continents ofthe Earth
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  • The EARTHwas once believed to be the center of the universe. • EARTH has a powerful magnetic field • EARTH is the only planet not named after a God • Of all the planets in our solar system, the EARTH has the greatest density
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  • 70% ofour planet is covered with oceans and the remaining 30% is the solid ground, rising above sea level.
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  • EARTH doesn’ttake 24 hours to rotate on it’s axis. • A year on EARTH isn’t 365 days. • EARTH IS MOSTLY IRON, OXYGEN AND SILICON