Amazing Facts About Earth

The Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Unlike the other planets in the solar system that are named accordingly god or goddess. the Earth’s name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word erda which means ground or soil.

Information About Earth

Mass: 5,972,191,000,000,000 billion kg
Equatorial Diameter: 12,756 km
Polar Diameter: 12,714 km
Equatorial Circumference: 40,030 km
Satellites:The Moon
Orbit Distance: 149,599,500 km
Orbit Period: 365.26 Earth days
Surface Temperature: -89 to 58°

Interesting Facts About Earth

1]The Earth’s rotation speed is slowing:

This is happening very gradually, 17 milliseconds per hundred years, This directly  have the effect on lengthening our days, but it is too slowly that it could be as much as 140 million years before the length of a day will have increased by 1 hour & day is of 25 hours.

2]The Life on Earth:

 Earth is almost five billion years old, although life (life as we know it) has only existed on the planet for the last 150 million to 200 million years. This means that life has only been present on Earth for only 5%-10% of its lifetime.

3]The Center is very Hot:

The core  of earth is 7,600°c, hotter than the surface of the SUN.

4]Our close proximity prevents us from seeing it entirely:

To completely view our own planet, we must leave its surface and journey into space. From the particular point from space we are able to see our planet globally,Viewing Earth from the space provides the opportunity to see Earth as a whole. 

5]the Earth has the greatest density:

The average density of the Earth is approximately 5.52 grams per cubic centimeter.