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Earth Fun Facts:

  • The Earth is the third planet from the sun.
  • The Earth is about 150 million kilometers from the sun.
  • The Earth makes about one complete orbit around the sun every 365.27 days.
  • The Earth rotates on it's axis about the same speed as Mars, and completes about one rotation in about 23 hours and 56 minutes. It rotates at about 67,000 miles per hour.
  • 71% of the Earth is covered by water.
  • The Earth is gradually slowing down. Every few years, an extra second is added to make up for lost time. Millions of years ago a day on Earth would have lasted 20 hours. It is believed that, after a few million years, a day on Earth will last 27 hours.

         

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