Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Facts about Earth- Down In The History

1. Earth is the only Planet in our solar system with Plate Tectonics. Without the presence of these plates the carbon content would not be consumed or recycled and earth would burn as a whole due to over-heating.




2. The temperature of the Earth’s core is as hot as the surface of the sun. The temperature would be around 5500’C or 9900’F.




3. Earth is almost Five billion years old although life has only existed on the planet for around 150 to 200 million years (5-10) % of Earth’s lifetime.




4. The duration of time it takes to orbit around the Sun is 365 and a quarter days. To make up this extra quarter which isn’t counted at the end of a year, we have an extra day every Four years on 29th February and the said year is called the Leap year.






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