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General Knowledge is important for everyone to grow both on personal as well as academic level. Here are some interesting facts about the Earth that you may or may not know. You can also download GK Sample Papers, Worksheets, easy to learn concepts, study notes and GK Questions for Class 6 in PDF form based on the latest guidelines by CBSE. For more study material of other subjects visit our website u2013 Studies Today
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FACTS ABOUT THE EARTH PLANET PROFILE Mass: 5,972,190,000,000,000 billion kg Equatorial diameter: 12,756 km Polar diameter: 12,714 km Equatorial circumference: 40,030 km Scientists have calculated that Earth is 4.5 billion years old It takes 8.20 minutes for sunlight to reach the earth The surface of the earth rotates on its axis at a speed of 1,000 miles per hour Water covers 155.6 million square km of the earth's surface Earth is the only planet in the Solar System not to be named after a mythical God If you drilled a tunnel straight through the Earth and jumped in, it would take you about 42 minutes to get to the other side. To know more about the GK facts & visit Studies Today. GK Questions for Class 6 WWW.STUDIESTODAY.COM