EARTH SCIENCE QUESTION 1-10

1. It's the only planet known to have an atmosphere containing free oxygen, oceans of water on itS
surface and, of course life.
2. Earth is the __________ largest planet in the solar system
3. The diameter of the Earth at the equator is 12,756 km (7,926 miles), and its circumference or
distance around the Earth at the equator is 40,075 km (24,901 miles).
4. The composition of the Earth consists of the solid and liquid portion and the atmosphere or
gaseous portion.
5. Just as the Sun and Moon appear as spheres, so too is the Earth spherical in shape.
6. Is the outermost layer of a planet. The crust of the Earth is composed of a great variety of
igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
7 And 8 give atleast 2 types of physical characteristic of the earth

9 and 10. Give atleast 2 elements and perentage of the composition on the earth