Exploring Science

The Earth

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 Exploring Science
The Earth

• Our home planet the

Earth is the only planet
in our solar system
that supports life.

• The word ‘Earth’ is of

German origin, which
means the ‘ground’.

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 Exploring Science
The Earth • The Earth’s rotation is
completed in 24 hours. It takes
the Earth 365 days to go
around the Sun.

• The oceans of the Earth

covers nearly 70 per cent of
the Earth's surface.

• The atmosphere of the Earth

is perfectly balanced for us to
breathe and live.

• Earth has one satellite. It is

called the Moon.
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