It’s Earth Day–a day to focus on conservation, earth-friendly habits, and the amazing planet we live on! It’s the perfect day for some fascinating facts about the third rock from the sun and its inhabitants. Check this out!
- The earth isn’t an exact sphere. We’re actually a bit squashed around the middle due to gravity and centrifugal force!
- The longest mountain range in the world is actually underwater! The mid-ocean ridge spans 40,389 miles.
- Scientists speculate that the 86% of the earth’s species have yet to be discovered.
- The oldest individual tree on earth is thought to be a Great Basin bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California. It has been dated at 5062 years old.
- The deepest part of the ocean is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. The Challenger Deep is 30,070 feet below sea level.
- Earth is home to approximately 91,000 species of bugs!
We live on an amazing rock, that’s for sure! Let’s do our best to take care of it.
Here are some other amazing facts about our earth:
• Scientists estimate that about 60 tons of cosmic dust is falling to earth daily.
• The earth might seem solid and permanent, but it actually goes through a full regeneration process every 500 million years.
• Because of the uneven shape of the globe, the planet’s gravity is unevenly distributed.
• Earth is about 4.54 billion years old.
Your title says EARTH DAY IS ABOUT CONSERVATION yet your bullet points have absolutely nothing to do with how to make EARTH a healthier planet. NOT one idea is included. Your title is deceptive and does not relate to EARTH DAY. Why?
Happy Earth Day to you, also!