10 Interesting Facts about Earth

We have lived on the planet since the first time we inhale oxygen, which the Earth gives to us for free.

10 Interesting Facts about Earth

The Earth produces oxygen; the Earth gives us land to stand and Earth has many exciting facts where 10 of them are listed on the post of 10 interesting facts about the Earth

Earth Fact 1

Earth is estimated 3-5,000,000,000 years old, and it is the only planet in the solar system that is featured with Plate tectonic. The collided of Plate tectonic caused TsunamiTsunami and, on the other side, buried thousand of tons of microscopic plants in the ocean. After tiny plants eliminated or reduced from the Earth's surface, our planet is more relaxed. This process saves our world becomes overheated and harmful. This is the upside of the Tsunami.

Pumpkin Shape Fact 2

Because of the Earth’s rotation and revolution, the form of the Earth is not perfectly spherical. It is more like a pumpkin shape.

Earth-Layers Fact 3

If the surface of the Earth is broken down into pieces, we will find the composition of the Earth contains 32, 1 percent of Iron, 30, 1 percent of oxygen, and 13, 9 percent of magnesium. Deep down to the core, we will find more iron at 88 percent.

Earth Rotation Fact 4

Earth spins around the sun at a speed of 1000 miles per hour. Earth requires 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds to fully rotate its core, and to full circle the sun, Earth requires 365.2564 days. This number that makes February different than other months.

Gravity Fact 5

Gravity is different from one surface to the other, Earth slows down every decade, and our moon is moving from the Earth away too. The consequences are not visible, but they do give impact to a human who thinks already master it.

Earth-Water Fact 6

70 Percent of Earth's surface is water, 80% of all living species of the Earth live under the ocean’s pool, and 99 percent area of the Earth has been affected by temperature changes occur in the last ten years.

Space Dust Fact 7

Scientists found that 2 million pounds of Space dust land to the Earth every year. Some of the dust transport harmful microbes from the outer space, causing flu. Pray pharmaceuticals will not find this fact and use it to promote their new drugs.

Rainforest Fact 8

The Earth used to be blanket by rainforest trees spanning 14% of the Earth's surface. Now, the rainforest area is only 2% of the total Earth’s surface.

Antarctica Fact 9

Antarctica is a godsend for the planet. The ice sheets keep 90% of the Earth’s ice, and it supplies 70% freshwater to all of the creatures in the world and plant. If Antarctica lost its ice, global sea level would be 200 feet higher, and it will be a major catastrophe for all Nations.

3753 Cruithne Orbit Fact 10

Earth has 2nd and 3rd moon, which are named 3753 Cruithne and 2002 AA29. These two asteroids locked into our orbit and rotate our planet and the sun. 3753 Cruithne is only 5 km in diameter, and 2002 AA29 is only 60 meters in diameter. These two asteroids are hardly visible and not as influencing as the moon does.

Ten earth facts above only view exciting facts about the Earth. You could find loads more information about the Earth in Wikipedia, and you could find much more in the NASA library.

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