Fun Facts: Earth
1) The earth is the third planet from the sun
2) The earth is constantly moving and it moves around the sun at 67,000 miles (107,826 km) per hour
3) The earth is about 4.54 billion years old
4) Life came into existence on earth about 4.1 billion years ago
5) More than 95% of the oceans of the earth are still unexplored
6) The earth has just one moon, whereas Jupiter has up to 67 moons
7) About 99% of all the species that ever existed on earth are now extinct
8) The speed at which the earth rotates is gradually slowing down and there are indications that by the next 140 million years, the length of a day on Earth would be 25 hours
9) The inner core of the earth is hotter than the surface, with a temperature between 5400 and 6000 degrees Celsius
10) The first 11 km from the Earth’s surface has 75% of the atmosphere
11) The largest earthquake in the United States occurred in Alaska in 1964
12) The hottest spot on earth is in El Azizia, Libya
13) The coldest place on earth is in Antarctica, where winter temperatures can drop to below minus 100 degrees
14) The earth is the only place in the solar system where water can exist in all three forms (solid. Liquid and gas)
15) More than 70% of the earth is made of water
16) The different seasons of the earth are caused by its tilt against the sun
17) The earth is the fifth largest of the 8 planets in terms of size and mass
18) The ozone layer of the earth protects it from the harmful ultraviolet ray from the sun
19) Light can reach the earth from the sun in approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds
20) The driest place on earth is the Dry Valleys in Antarctica. It has not had rainfall for 2 million years
21) The flattest country on earth is the Maldives, with an average highest above sea level of 2.4m
22) According to scientists, there are more than 1500 minerals that are still undiscovered in the Earth
23) Some of the rocks on earth move by themselves
24) The highest point on earth is the peak of Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo, which is located just one degree south of the Equator
25) The earth doesn’t have many craters on the surface like other planets