Basic Facts about the Planet Earth

The Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest among the terrestrial planets in the Solar System.

1. By Prof. Liwayway Memije-Cruz

3. Earth is the third
planet from
the sun and
is the largest
of the
terrestrial
planets.

4. Terrestrial Planets
MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS

5. SOLAR SYSTEM

6. MASS: 5,972,190,000,000,000 Billion KG

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
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EARTH FACTS:
Distance from Sun: 150 million
kilometers (93.2 million miles)
Rotational period: 23.9345 hours

7. Seven Continents of the Earth

8. •The EARTH was 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

9. •70% of our planet is covered with
oceans and the remaining 30% is
the solid ground, rising above sea
level.

10. •EARTH doesn’t take 24 hours to
rotate on it’s axis.
•A year on EARTH isn’t 365
days.
•EARTH IS MOSTLY IRON,
OXYGEN AND SILICON