Planet Earth by GEM DIKHEMBE SIMON https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x The third planet from the Sun, Earth, stands as the sole celestial body recognized to support life. Its unique status as a watery world within the Solar System allows for the existence of liquid surface water—an attribute exclusive to our planet. Earth is covered with mountains, volcanoes, lakes, rivers, and oceans. Most of the surface material is made of rocks, high in silica, iron, and magnesium. en-us 2023-12-02 13:16:22 UTC 2023-12-03 10:51:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30f.png The Size of the Earth gemdikhembesimon https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811274087 Earth has a diameter of 7,926 miles, it is almost, but not quite, a perfect sphere. Its equatorial radius is 6378 km, but its polar radius is 6357 km - in other words, the Earth is slightly flattened.


]]> 2023-12-02 13:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811274087 The Surface of the Earth gemdikhembesimon https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811274717 From space, Earth looks like the blue water world it is. About 70 percent of Earth’s surface is covered with water, and 97 percent of all that water is in the salty oceans. Only 3 percent of Earth’s water is freshwater — the water we drink.

]]> 2023-12-02 13:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811274717 The Atmosphere of the Earth gemdikhembesimon https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811276953 Mixture of gasses that becomes thinner as we move away from the planet toward space. Most of the atmosphere is nitrogen (78 percent), oxygen (21 percent), argon, and other gases (1 percent).

]]> 2023-12-02 13:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811276953 The Planet Earth from Moon gemdikhembesimon https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811279501 It was snapped by the U.S. Lunar Orbiter I on August 23, 1966, when the spacecraft was just about to pass behind the moon on its 16th orbit.

]]> 2023-12-02 13:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811279501 The Earth's Moon gemdikhembesimon https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811283156 The Earth has just one natural satellite known as the Moon. It travels around our planet at an average distance of 384,400 kilometers, approximately 30 times the diameter of Earth. The Moon consistently shows the same face to Earth due to gravitational forces, which have synchronized its rotation with our planet's, making the lunar day, spanning 29.5 days, align perfectly with the lunar month.

]]> 2023-12-02 13:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811283156 The Tallest Mountain on Earth gemdikhembesimon https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811284265 The highest point on Earth’s surface is Mount Everest on the border of Nepal and China, at 29,035 feet (8,850 meters).

]]> 2023-12-02 13:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811284265 The Deepest Known Point in Earth’s Ocean gemdikhembesimon https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811287166 Over 36,000 feet (11,000 meters) deep in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.

]]> 2023-12-02 13:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811287166 The 10 Remarkable Earth Facts trishaanneburdas https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811641960

  • Earth isn’t actually round 

  • Coral reefs are Earth’s largest living structure 

  • Earth has a squishy interior

  • Antarctica is home to the largest ice sheet on Earth 

  • The Moon is drifting away from Earth 

  • Atacama is the driest place on Earth 

  • Earth’s magnetic pole is creeping westward

  • Europe is the second smallest continent in size but the third largest in population 

  • Tibetan plateau is Earth’s ‘third pole’ 

  • Trees are breathers 


    • ]]>     2023-12-03 09:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811641960     The Dance Around the Sun trishaanneburdas https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811644008 Earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days. Since our calendar years have only 365 days, we add an extra leap day every four years to account for the difference.

    ]]>     2023-12-03 09:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811644008     The Structure of the Earth trishaanneburdas https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811644834 The earth is made up of three different layers: the crust, the mantle, and the core. 


    ]]>     2023-12-03 10:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811644834     The Earth's Observation trishaanneburdas https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811646275 Astronauts and scientists have learned a lot about our planet by leaving it. From 240 miles (408 kilometers) away, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts are able to observe the thin, fragile atmosphere of Earth. 

    ]]>     2023-12-03 10:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811646275     Protecting Our Planet Starts with You trishaanneburdas https://padlet.com/gemdikhembesimon/wdt7orvvp2a8v24x/wish/2811649425

  • Reduce, reuse, and recycle

  • Volunteer

  • Educate

  • Conserve water

  • Choose sustainable

  • Shop wisely

  • Use long-lasting light bulbs

  • Plant a tree

  • Don't send chemicals into our waterways

  • Bike more

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