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Planet Earth
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Hydrosphere Lithosphere Atmosphere Biosphere Continental Shelf
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Earth is part of our solar system, which is made up of the sun and all of the countless objects that revolve around it. At the center is the sun- a star, or ball of burning gases. 109 times wider than Earth.
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The sun creates a strong pull of gravity that keeps all the planets revolving around it.
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Terrestrial planets- Solid, Rocky crust. -Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. -Closer to the Sun Gas Giant planets- Gassy and less dense. -Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. - Farther from the Sun
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Mercury and Venus are scalding hot. Earth only planet that has liquid on surface. Mars is a cold barren desert. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all gaseous so they are inhabitable.
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Asteroids- small irregularly shaped planet like objects. Comets- icy dust particles and frozen gases that look like bright balls with long feather tails. Meteoroids- space debris, chunks of rock and iron
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Hydrosphere- Water Lithosphere- Land Atmosphere- Air we breathe 6000 miles up Biosphere- part of earth that supports life( people, animals, and plants)
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Continental Shelf- Part of the continent that extends underwater.
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Mount Everest- Highest point on the Earth located in South Asia. (29,035 feet) Dead Sea- Lowest Point on dry land in South West Asia (1,349 feet below sea level). Mariana Trench- Deepest part of Earth. Underwater Canyon located in the Pacific Ocean near Guam (35,827 feet deep).
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