The Uniqueness of the

Earth
Earth Science
Earth and Life Science
From the previous lesson…

The Solar System

Can you name the planets of the Solar System?

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 The Solar System
Can you identify the planets of the Solar System?
⋆ This planet is named after the King of
the Gods in Roman Mythology
⋆ The biggest planet in the Solar System

JUPITER

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 The Solar System
Can you identify the planets of the Solar System?
⋆ Smallest planet in the Solar System
⋆ Named after the Messenger of the Gods
in Roman Mythology

MERCURY

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 The Solar System
Can you identify the planets of the Solar System?
⋆ Eighth planet from the Sun
⋆ Has deep blue color because of the methane in
its atmosphere
⋆ Named after the Roman God of the Sea

NEPTUNE
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 The Solar System
Can you identify the planets of the Solar System?
⋆ Hottest planet in the Solar System
⋆ Very similar size to Earth
VENUS
⋆ Named after the Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty

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 Lesson Objectives
After this lesson, you are expected to:
⋆ describe the characteristics of Earth that are necessary to
support life (S11ES-Iab-3)
You are also expected to:
1. recall the characteristics of the planets in the Solar System.
2. identify the factors that allow a planet to support life.
3. appreciate the uniqueness of the Earth as the only planet in
the Solar System capable of supporting life.

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 The Earth
The Earth appears as
a BLUE MARBLE
wrapped in a thin
almost invisible veil
of gas.

This is our HOME.

⋆ Photo taken by the Apollo 17 astronauts, 1972. 9

What Makes Earth Special Compared to Other Planets?

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The Goldilocks Principle

Goldilocks Zone

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 What Makes Earth Special Compared to Other Planets?
Word Cloud
You are provided with some
words/phrases that describe
the Earth’s ability to support
life, choose the most
appropriate answers, and write
them down on your paper.

https://wordart.com/create
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The Uniqueness of the Earth
What is it about the Earth that
makes it just right for life?
 1. Right Star
✓ Sun = medium size star
True or False? (yellow dwarf)

The Sun is a star. larger stars = burn hotter

and die sooner
TRUE
smaller stars = have a
tendency to spit out
enormous plumes of
radiation.

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 2. Right Distance from the Sun
⋆ The Earth is in the Goldilocks Zone. It receives just enough
energy to allow water to exist as a liquid on its surface.

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3. Right Size
⋆ Earth has the right size.
⋆ Large enough to hang on to
too much atmosphere, but not
so large to hold on to too
much atmosphere and
consequently too much heat.

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 4. Right Rotation
Questions: ⋆ The Earth has a stable
rotation.

1. How long is the ⋆ Prevents extreme

temperatures and
Earth’s rotation on encourage life
its axis?
⋆ No rotation?
2. How long does ⋆ one side of the
it take the Earth world = unbearably
to orbit the Sun? scorched
⋆ other side = freeze
life to death
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 5. Right Moon
⋆ The Earth has a slight tilt.
⋆ We have a big moon to
stabilize our axial wobble
⋆ It ensures climate stability
by minimizing changes in
planetary tilt.
⋆ The moon causes the tides.

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 6. Right Core
⋆ The core creates a magnetic field that
protects the planet from dangers like
solar flares.

⋆ How does Earth produce magnetic field?

⋆ Earth has a dynamic core. ⋆ Earth’s core is made of iron. The rotation of the Earth
causes the iron the move around which generates
electrical and magnetic energy (Physical Science).
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 7. Right Ingredients
⋆ Availability of water in all its forms (solid, liquid, gas)
⋆ Presence of water vapor for the formation of weather and climate
⋆ Non-poisonous atmosphere that will enable organisms to survive

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 8. Right Gravity
⋆ The Earth has a constant gravity.
⋆ We take it for granted, but gravity helps make us who we are. It defines our
strength, contributes to the shape and form of every living thing.

Earth
Normal vertical hop
(1.6 feet)
(1 second)

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 Mars

9 feet (2.64 meters)

2 seconds
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 Pluto

26 feet (around 8 meters) Check out this link for its interactive content about
the Universe:
Last for 9-10 seconds https://cosmos-book.github.io/high-jump/index.html
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 9. Right Recycling Effort
⋆ The surface we walk on
is recycled.
⋆ Earth is constantly
changing, and is the only
known world to have
active plate tectonics.

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 10. Right Neighbors

⋆ Our gas-giant neighbors, especially Jupiter, shields Earth from constant

stellar bombardment.
⋆ Without Jupiter, scientists predict that Earth would endure 10,000 times
as many asteroid and comet strikes.
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⋆ How many planets are there in the Solar System?
⋆ What kind of star is the Sun?
⋆ What state of matter is water available on Earth?
⋆ How does the Earth’s core protect the Earth?
⋆ What will happen if the Earth is not in the Goldilocks'
Zone?
⋆ How does the Earth ‘recycle’ its surface?
⋆ In what way does Jupiter helps the Earth?
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 Lesson Reflection
What are your insights or realizations
from our discussion today?

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Thank you and Have a
Nice Day!

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