our solar system contains the sun plus the 9 (or 8) planets and other celestial bodies. the earth...
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THE EARTH: INSIDE
AND OUT
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Our solar system contains the sun plus the 9 (or 8) planets and other celestial bodies.
The earth is the third planet from the sun, approximately 93 million miles away.
Comets – chunks of ice and dust in space
Asteroids – large chunks of rocky material
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
The earth is about 24,900 miles around, and 7,930 miles in diameter (5th largest planet in our solar system)
Core – solid metallic center Mantle – soft layer of molten rock Crust – thin layer of rock at the surface Magma – where the mantle melts the
bottom of the crust
HOW IS THE EARTH LIKE AN APPLE?
LANDFORMS
Landforms – the natural features of the Earth’s surface
Include mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, valleys, canyons, rivers, lakes, etc.
The most visible landforms are the continents
Continental shelf – the part of a continent that extends underwater
LANDFORMS
Highest point on Earth: Mount Everest – 29,035 feet above sea level
Lowest (dry land) point on Earth: Shore of the Dead Sea – 1349 feet below sea level
Lowest point on Earth: Mariana Trench – 35,827 feet below sea level
MOUNT EVEREST
DEAD SEA