"Fast Facts" About

Plants capture sunlight and make possible the

food chain. Without the energy the Earth receives
from the sun, there would be no light and our planet
would be a frozen ice-ball.

The average surface temperature is 15 degrees

Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit). Earth's maximum
temperature is 51 degrees Celsius (123 degrees
Fahrenheit) and its minimum is -89 degrees Celsius (-
128 degrees Celsius).

On Earth, water exists in all three states (solid,

liquid, gas).The water cycle delivers water to nearly
EVERY part of Earth. 71% of Earth is covered by
water.
Earth is the ONLY planet with liquid water on its'
surface!
 Earth's atmosphere shields the surface from
harmful UV and most meteorites, insulates the Earth,
and serves as a source of nutrients such as nitrogen
and carbon.

On average, 7.442 BILLION people live on

planet Earth!

The Earth is the only inner planet (Mercury,

Venus, Earth and Mars) to have one large satellite, the
Moon.

The Earth is the only planet that has an

atmosphere containing 21 percent oxygen.