THE EARTH IS THE THIRD of the nine planets that orbits the Sun .It is the largest and densest rocky planet , and the only one known to support life.About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, which is not found on liquid form on the surface of any other planet .There are four layers ; the inner core ,the outer core,the mantle,and the crust.At the heart of the planet the solid inner core has a temperature of about 4,000c.The heat from this inner core causes material in the molten outer core and mantle circulate in convention currents.It is thought that these convection currents generate the Earth's magnetic field , which extends into space as the magnetosphere.The Earth's atmosphere helps screen out some of the harmful radiations from the Sun ,stop meteorites from reaching the planet's surface ,and traps enough heat to prevent extremes of cold .The Earth has one natural satellite , the moon , which is large enough for both bodies to be considered a double planet system.
ROTATION OF THE EARTH-one rotation takes 23 hours and 36 minutes.
ROTATION OF THE EARTH-one rotation takes 23 hours and 36 minutes.
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