10 Rare Facts About Earth by Geofi Science

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Rare Earth Facts:

The Earth is not a perfect sphere, but rather an oblate spheroid. This means that it is slightly flattened at the poles and bulges at the equator due to the planet's rotation.

Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has liquid water on its surface. Water covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface.

The Earth's atmosphere is composed of approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and trace amounts of other gases such as argon, carbon dioxide, and neon.

The Earth's magnetic field is generated by the movement of molten iron in its core. This magnetic field helps protect the Earth from harmful solar winds and radiation.

The deepest part of the ocean, known as the Challenger Deep, is located in the Mariana Trench and is approximately 36,000 feet (11,000 meters) deep.

The Earth's rotation is gradually slowing down due to tidal friction caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon. This means that days are getting longer at a rate of approximately 1.8 milliseconds per century.

The Earth is the only known planet to have plate tectonics, a process where the Earth's crust is made up of several plates that move and interact with each other, causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Earth is located in the "Goldilocks zone" of our solar system, which means it is neither too close nor too far from the sun to support life as we know it.

The Earth's atmosphere extends up to approximately 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles) from the planet's surface, but the vast majority of it is located within the first 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

The Earth has been struck by several large asteroids throughout its history, including one that is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago.

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