Are you curious to learn some weird and wonderful facts about Earth?
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It’s time to chat about Earth facts.
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Facts About Earth
1- Earth is the third planet from the sun.
2 – The earth’s surface area is about 510 million square miles, and its circumference at the equator is 24,901 miles.
3 – The population of earth today is 7.674 billion people and counting.
4 – Earth has a moon which orbits around it every 27 days, 12 hours, 40 minutes and 20 seconds.
5 – It takes 365 1/4 days for our planet to make one rotation on its axis.
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6 – Earth has five oceans – Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean (which includes Antarctica), and Arctic Ocean.
7 – There are over 8 million species on Earth and scientists estimate there are between 2-8 million more waiting to be discovered!
8 – Every year, about 5 billion tons of dust and sand from the Sahara Desert blows across the Atlantic Ocean and reaches North America.
9 – The earth is the only planet in our solar system with liquid water.
10 – Earth’s gravity is what keeps us from flying off into space
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11 – Earth has three layers – atmosphere, hydrosphere (water), lithosphere (solid ground). There are three layers of atmosphere on earth – troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere.
12 – The earth spins at a speed of 1,000 miles per hour at the equator but it slows down to less than half that rate near the poles.
13 – The earth is about 4.5 billion years old.
14 – It’s the only planet that has life on it (confirmed!)
15 – The average temperature range on Earth ranges from -90 degrees Celsius (-130 Fahrenheit) to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) while other planets are either too hot or too cold due to their distance from the sun.
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16 – The earth’s surface is 71% water, 29% land, and 1% ice.
17 – There are 7 continents on earth – Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia/Oceania (includes New Zealand), Europe (includes Russia), North America (includes Greenland and Iceland), South America.
18 – The earth’s gravity pulls objects towards it at 9.8 meters per second squared.
19 -We live in a solar system with 8 planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth (the third planet from the sun), Mars (the fourth planet from the sun), Jupiter (the fifth planet from the sun) Saturn(the sixth planet from the sun), Uranus(the seventh planet from the sun) Neptune(the eighth and farthest known gas giant).
20 – There are 4 seasons- winter, spring summer fall.
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21- The earth rotates around an imaginary line called the “equator” which goes through both poles, making it seem like we are rotating.
22 – There are many different types of rocks – igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic – all with their own unique properties.
23 – The earth’s core is made up mainly of iron and nickel but also contains some sulfur and silicon as well as a small amount of lighter elements such as oxygen or hydrogen.
24 – More than 2/3 of all humans live in either Asia or Africa.
25 – The equator divides the world between northern hemisphere where it’s summer during our winter months and southern hemisphere where it’s winter during our summer months.
Bonus Facts
The earth’s atmosphere protects us from harmful radiation and extreme temperatures.
The earth has an atmosphere, which is made up of oxygen and nitrogen.
Earth’s gravity pulls things towards the center of the planet.
There are three layers to earth – the crust, mantle, and core.
The sun warms our planet by heating its surface with light from its rays.
Earthquakes happen when tectonic plates collide or move apart due to pressure from magma in the mantle below them.
