Earth

The mother of land, valleys, mountains, streams and natural

things

How did Earth receive its name?

• Earth originated from English and Germanic origins

• Earth means Mother of all natural things such as land, mountains, valleys, and streams

Did you know…

Earth is 70% water

Earth is the only planet with life

Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?• Developed the heliocentric model-the Sun

is the center of Solar System• Earth is just another planet in our Solar

System…but the only one with life!

Exciting facts I learned!• Earth is 12,756 km (93 million mi) from the

Sun...pack a snack for that trip!

• It takes 365 days to revolve around the Sun…we know what that means “Happy New Year!”

Who knew Earth’s axis is tilted 23.5 degrees!?

• 24 hour rotation on its axis = 1 day• 1 revolution + tilt of axis = seasons

What does vertical and horizontal look like?

Did you know that Earth’s average temperature is 62.6 degrees F?!Hmm…that’s the perfect

temperature to enjoy the outdoors…camping perhaps.

Blast off into the atmosphere!!

Here we go!!

Troposphere –weather occursStratosphere – aircraftsThermosphere – space shuttle orbitsExosphere – upper limits, outer space

Journey to the center of the

Earth…•Crust – thin silicate rock material

•Mantle – mostly solid rock under crust

•Outer Core – a liquid molten core of metals like nickel and iron

•Inner Core – a solid metal core made up of metals like nickel and iron, it is 1200 km in diameter

Mountains and craters and oceans…oh my!

Mt. Everest the tallest mountain in the world located in China. Trip?

What is THAT?!A crater…where can I find one of those???• Arizona! It is named the Barringer crater

believed to have been created by a meteorite…I wonder if it could happen

again???

Is the moon really mad of cheese???

No, of course not!One theory…an object collided with Earth and debris orbited the atmosphere and joined together.

Let’s conclude shall we…

What did I learn???• Earth originated from English and

Germanic origins• Earth means Mother of all natural

things such as land, mountains, valleys, and streams

What else??• Earth’s average temperature is 62.6

• I learned there are several craters around the world South America, Australia, Mexico, and Canada just to name a few

Take a lookMexico South America