PLANET EARTH

OUR HOME PLANET

Earth is where we live

Earth is made up of water, land, and air

It is the only planet that humans are able to live on

• 70% of the Earth is made of water

ROTATION OF THE EARTH

The Earth rotates around the sun

It also rotates on its own axis

We have four different seasons because of the slight angle Earth has on its axis

One orbit around the sun takes about 365 days (1 year)

One rotation on Earth axis takes about 24 hours (1 day)

THE EARTH'S MOON

Earth has its own Moon

The moon is not a planet; it is called a Satellite.

The moon rotates around the earth

• The moon is much smaller than earth

It takes about 27 days for the moon to complete an

orbit around the Earth

The different shapes of the moon are called phases.

THE SIZE OF EARTH

If the sun was the size of your front door, The earth would be about the same size as a nickel.

In the same case, Earth's moon would be about the

size of a green pea.

Earth is the fifth largest plant and has a diameter that is about 7928 miles long

THE END!

Sources http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/earth/ http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-earth.html http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Obiect=Moon

Images http://www.amerigas.com/amerigas-propane-blog/amerigaspropane/news/earth-day-2012-mobilize-the-earth/ http.•//science.irank.orq/kids/paaes/221/EARTH-S-PLACE-lN-SPACE.htmI