The Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the sixth largest planet in the solar system. It is not a perfect sphere, as the equator is about 24,901.55 miles in circumference and wider than the measurement between the poles. The document discusses the shape and layers of the Earth, as well as its daily rotation along its axis every 23 hours and 56 minutes and its yearly orbit around the Sun at a distance of approximately 938,900,000 km while traveling at 106,000 km per hour.