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Planet Earth. Our Home planet. Earth is where we live Earth is made up of water, land, and air It is the only planet that humans are able to live on 70% of the Earth is made of water. Rotation of the Earth. The Earth rotates around the sun It also rotates on its own axis
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Our Home planet • Earth is where we live • Earth is made up of water, land, and air • It is the only planet that humans are able to live on • 70% of the Earth is made of water
Rotation of the Earth • The Earth rotates around the sun • It also rotates on its own axis • We have four different seasons because of the slight angle Earth has on its axis • One orbit around the sun takes about 365 days (1 year) • One rotation on Earth axis takes about 24 hours (1 day)
The Earth’s Moon • Earth has its own Moon • The moon is not a planet; it is called a Satellite. • The moon rotates around the earth • The moon is much smaller than earth • It takes about 27 days for the moon to complete an orbit around the Earth. • The different shapes of the moon are called phases.
The size of Earth • If the sun was the size of your front door, The earth would be about the same size as a nickel. • In the same case, Earth’s moon would be about the size of a green pea. • Earth is the fifth largest plant and has a diameter that is about 7928 miles long
The End! Sources • http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/earth/ • http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-earth.html • http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Moon Images • http://www.amerigas.com/amerigas-propane-blog/amerigas-propane/news/earth-day-2012-mobilize-the-earth/ • http://science.jrank.org/kids/pages/221/EARTH-S-PLACE-IN-SPACE.html