EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

LESSON 2:
The Uniqueness of
Planet Earth
 LEARNING COMPETENCY:

Recognize the uniqueness of Earth, being

the only planet in the solar system with
properties necessary to support life.
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

1. What are the characteristics that

make a planet habitable for humans?

2. What conditions need to exist in order

for life to survive?
What Makes The Earth So Unique?

▪ it has liquid water on its surface

▪ it has atmosphere that contains 21%
Oxygen
▪ it supports Life
The Characteristics of a Unique Earth

•Third planet from the sun

•Formed about 4.6 billion years ago
•Made mostly of Rock
•71% is covered with global oceans
•Color- Blue-Oceans, Green/Brown-Continents.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A UNIQUE EARTH

• White-Clouds or Ice Caps

• Shape Oblate Spheroid
• Size-Equatorial circumference 24,000 mi, speed
of rotation 1,000 mph
• Earth’s surface is relatively smooth;
• Everest 29,000 ft, Mariana's Trench 35,000 ft
deep.
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The Earth’s interior can be indirectly observed
using seismic waves.
Seismic Waves- vibrations that travel through the
Earth.
 EARTH’S MAGNETIC FIELD

Earth's magnetic field, also

known as the geomagnetic
field, is the magnetic field
that extends from Earth's
interior out into space,
where it interact.
COMPOSITIONAL ZONES

Crust- Thin, solid, outer most layer

•Makes up 1% of Earth’s mass
•Oceanic crust- 5-10 km thin, dense
•Continental crust- 15-80 km, thickest beneath mountains.

Mantle- Solid to semi-solid layer of the Earth that lies between the crust and
core.
•2,900 km thick
•Makes up 66% of the Earth’s mass
 COMPOSITIONAL ZONES

Outer Core- Hot, liquid layer located between the

mantle and the inner core.
•Liquid Rock
•High Temperature
•Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni)
Inner Core- Very hot, solid layer located in the center most part
of the Earth.
•Very Hot
•High Pressure
•Made of Iron (Fe), Nickel (Ni)
EARTH’S LAYER
COMPOSITIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
 EARTH’S GRAVITY

Gravity- is the force of attraction between all matter

in the universe.
Newton’s (17th-century) Laws of gravitation- the
force of attraction between any two objects depends
on the masses of the objects and the distance
between the objects. The larger the objects and the
closer they are together the stronger the gravitational
force.
EARTH’S GRAVITY

Mass- total amount of matter.

Weight- a measure of the strength of the
pull of gravity on an object.

The closer you are to the center of the Earth,

the stronger the pull.
 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 2:
MAKE A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER IN COMPARING THE SIMILIRATIES
AND DIFFERENCES OF: MARS ,VENUS AND EARTH .
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REFERENCE:

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Earth and Life Science Self Learning Module