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The Big Blue Marble… EARTH

The Big Blue Marble… EARTH. By: A. Deringer. Earth is an amazing planet. Earth is the only planet known to support life. The Earth's temperature, weather, atmosphere and many other factors are just right to keep us alive.

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The Big Blue Marble… EARTH

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  1. The Big Blue Marble…EARTH By: A. Deringer

  2. Earth is an amazing planet. • Earth is the only planet known to support life. • The Earth's temperature, weather, atmosphere and many other factors are just right to keep us alive.

  3. Hawaii is moving towards japan at a speed of 10cm a year. This is because they are on different tectonic plates. #1 My Favorite Fact

  4. Time on Earth Facts #2 A year isn’t 365 days it’s actually 365.2564 days. It’s this extra .2564 days that creates the need for leap years. That’s why we tack on an extra day in February every 4 years. #3 Earth does not take 24 hours to rotate on its axis. It’s actually 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds.

  5. #4 How deep Earth really is. • The inner core is the middle of the Earth. The inner core is 800 miles deep. • The outer core is the layer around the inner core. The outer core is 1,400 miles deep. • The mantle is the layer around the outer core. The mantle is 1,800 miles deep. • The crust is the very outside of the Earth. The crust is 5 to 25 miles deep.

  6. #5 Facts About Oceans • On an average the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest of Earth’s major oceans. • If you could evaporate all the water out of all the oceans and spread the left over salt on all the land on Earth, you would have a 500 foot layer coating everything.

  7. Here are some more interesting facts

  8. Facts about deserts • Deserts are not only made of sand. About 85% of the deserts, are rocks and gravel. • The largest desert is the Sahara. It fills about 1/3 of Africa.

  9. Earthquakes • Although earthquakes can be deadly most are small and not even felt by humans. • Earthquakes that occur out at sea can cause a huge tsunami capable of reaching land and endangering people. • Do you remember Japan’s earthquake and tsunami?

  10. Pop Quiz What is the largest desert? True or False. The Atlantic Ocean is not the saltiest ocean. True or False. Hawaii and Japan are moving towards each other at a speed of 15cm a year?

  11. Answers Sahara Desert False False

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