Earth

  **EARTH!!!**

WWW.modelearth.org/earth.jpg The earth is made of the gases...nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide and water vapor. -theses gases protects life on earth, by absorbing ultra violet solar radiation.

70% is covered in water, 30% covered w/ 7 continental land masses, dirt, plants, rocks cover the land Surface layer is made of rocks...mountains!!!

Earths Revolution: -a year or 365 days -gives us 4 seasons Earths Rotation: -axis 23.50 -takes 24hrs or 1 day -1000mph -gives us night and day

Only has one moon aka the moon

3rd planet from the sun -minimum distance: 146 million km (9 million miles) -maximum distance: 152 million km ( 94.5 million miles)

Earths original name was Gaia- means mother and giver of life.

Earth Symbol www.wall.org

15 facts about earth: as of 04/08

1. Human Population: 6,660,000,000 2. World Population Growth: 1.14% in 61.4 years the population will double 3. Number of Countries: 195 4. Earths Circumference: (Equator) 24,901.55 miles 5. Earths Circumference: (Poles) 24,859.82 miles 6. Earths Diameter: (Equator) 7,926.28 miles 7. Earths Diameter: (Poles) 7,899.80 miles 8. Average Distance from Earth to Moon: 238,857 miles 9. Tallest Mountain: Manua Kea, Hawaii- 33,480 feet 10. Lowest Elevation on Land: Dead Sea- 1369 feet below sea level 11. Deepest Point in Ocean: Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench, Western Pacific Ocean-35,840 feet 12. Highest Temp Recorded: 135.8 degrees F - Al Aziziyah, Libiya on 09/13/92 13. Lowest Temp Recorded: -128.5 degrees F- Vostok, Antartica on 7/21/83 14. Age of the Earth: 4.5 to 4.6 billion yrs. old 15. Highest Elevation: Mt.Everest, Asia -29,035 feet

good it would be perfect if there was Just one more picture trh (^u^)

GOOD JOB! THE WRITING IS A LITTLE CONFUSING AND HURRTS MY EYEES BUT GREAT PICS-JF

The text is very rought to read and was a bit confusing. JS

i agree with JS =D -b.t