Earth

Brennan Walton

Mrs. Erb

3rd Grade

Earth

• Distance from the sun:150,000,000 km

• Rotation (1 day): 24 hr

• Revolution (1 year): 365 ½ days

Earth

• Planet diameter: 7,926.6 km

• Gas or rock planet? rock planet

• How many moons and/or rings? 1 moon, no rings

Earth

• Atmosphere: oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide

• Temperature:-126 F to 136 F

Earth

Interesting Facts

1. About 50 of our moons could fit inside Earth.

2. Earth is almost a sphere.

3. Earth is at least 4.5 billion years old.

Bibliography

• Seymour Simon, Our Solar System

• Dana Rau, Earth

• Margaret J. Goldstein, Earth

• Time Life book, The Universe

• www.nineplanetsforkids.org