1. Planet Earth

2. Common Facts Third planet from the sun
The fifth largest of the nine major planets
A distance of 149,503,000 km from the sun
The only known planet to support life in the solar system

3. Earth’s Orbit the path through which the Earth travels around the Sun.
a complete orbit occurs every days – One Solar Year
Travels 584 million miles in a year
Earth's orbital speed averages about 67,000 mph

4. Atmospheric Composition
Occurring Gas
Percentage Atmospheric Composition
Nitrogen
78%
Oxygen
20%
Carbon Dioxide
0.0035%
Other Gases
1.9965%

5. Nitrogen (78%)
Carbon Dioxide (0.0035%)
Others
(1.9965%)
Oxygen (20%)

6. Population Density

7. Space Shuttle First Flight was May 7, 1992 – May 16, 1992
Spent 296 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes and 2 seconds in space
4,671 orbits
With a total of 197,761,262 km travelled

8. Cost $450 million per launch
Stands feet high
Weighs 2,030 tonnes
Fuelled by expendable liquid hydrogen and oxygen rocket boosters