Earth is the third planet from the sun and the largest of the terrestrial planets, with a mass of approximately 5.97 trillion kg and a diameter of 12,756 km. It has one moon, Luna, and is unique among planets for not being named after a god. Covering 70% with oceans, Earth has a complex magnetic field and takes about 365.26 days to complete its orbit around the sun.

1. By Prof. Liwayway Memije-Cruz

3. Earth is the third
planet from
the sun and
is the largest
of the
terrestrial
planets.

4. Terrestrial Planets
MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS

5. SOLAR SYSTEM

6. MASS: 5,972,190,000,000,000 Billion KG
EQUATORIAL DIAMETER: 12,756 KM
EQUATORIAL CIRCUMFERENCE: 40,030 KM
POLAR DIAMETER: 12,714 KM
KNOWN MOONS: 1 (LUNA)
ORBIT DISTANCE: 149,598,262 KM (1 AU)
ORBIT PERIOD: 365.26 EARTH DAYS
SURFACE TEMPERATURE: -88 TO 58
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EARTH FACTS:
Distance from Sun: 150 million
kilometers (93.2 million miles)
Rotational period: 23.9345 hours

7. Seven Continents of the Earth

8. • The EARTH was once believed to be
the center of the universe.
• EARTH has a powerful magnetic
field
• EARTH is the only planet not named
after a God
• Of all the planets in our solar
system, the EARTH has the
greatest density

9. • 70% of our planet is covered with
oceans and the remaining 30% is
the solid ground, rising above sea
level.

10. • EARTH doesn’t take 24 hours to
rotate on it’s axis.
• A year on EARTH isn’t 365
days.
• EARTH IS MOSTLY IRON,
OXYGEN AND SILICON