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Fifty Unbelievable Facts About Earth

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Fifty Unbelievable Facts About Earth
$150 billion Total cost of the International Space Station, the most expensive object ever constructed.
3.7 billion miles The furthest distance a picture of the earth has been taken form, known as the ‘Pale Blue Dot’
Ten Days The amount of time a Tarigrade, the hardiest animal in existence, can exist in a vacuum.
2:00 Minutes. The amount of time a human being can survive in space unprotected.

China’s air pollution is visible from space The Great wall is not
There are not 24 hours in a day 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds – the time it takes Earth to rotate on its axis, called a sidereal day
38,000 The number of man-made objects that have orbited the earth since the launch of Sputnik in 1957.
Earth is smoother than a bowling ball. High mountains and deep ocean trenches make up only 1/5000th of the earth’s circumference
22,000 The current number of man-made objects orbiting Earth that are 10 cm or larger
Functioning satellites 5%
Spent rockets 8%
Fragments and inactive satellites 87%

1 Object a day NASA estimates on average, that one piece of space junk returns to Earth each day
Atmosphere
100 tons
Of small meteorites, mainly fragments of dust, enter the earth’s atmosphere every day
The largest meteor ever to fall to earth left no crater The Hobo Meteorite was flat on both sides, so may have skipped through the atmosphere like a stone over water.
The Ozone hole is shrinking In 2012, the hole in the layer was smaller than it has ever been in the last 10 years
12 miles (19km) The Armstrong Limit Altitude at which it is necessary to wear a pressurized suit. Without one, water boils at body temperature.
4.3 Quadrillion pounds The value of the earth’s atmosphere based on the price of CO2: 1.3p per cubic metre.
8.6 million Lightning strikes per day
Dinosaurs could only exist because the earth’s atmosphere once contained far more oxygen. Reptiles and amphibians can no longer grow to such large sizes.
Sea
Water on Earth is 97% Salted
3% Fresh
Antarctica has as much ice as the Atlantic Ocean has water
1 liter of seawater contains 13 billionths of a gram of gold
2,000 The average number of marine species described each year
90% of rubbish in the world is plastic
99% of the living space on Earth is represented by oceans
8-12 fatalities per year caused by Sharks. 100 Million Sharks killed per year to harvest fins.
Up to 1 million species live in the world’s oceans 2/3 are yet to be described
90% of all volcanic activity occurs in the oceans
860 km diameter If all the water on the earth were scrunched up into a ball. About as large as Saturn’s Ice moon Tethys.
10.9 km The depth of the deepest area if the ocean the Mariana Trench
Underneath
Earth is the only planet in our solar system with plate tectonics Without them, carbon wouldn’t be consumed and recycled, and the Earth would overheat (Just like Venus).
Rare Earth Elements are not rare. Lutetium, the least abundant rare earth element, is nearly 200 times more common in the earth’s crust than gold.
99% of the earth’s gold lies in its core Enough to form a 1.5-foot coat around the surface of the earth.
5500 C/9900F The temperature of the earth’s core As hot as the surface of the Sun
A solid iron ball 1,500 miles wide sits at the heart of the earth. Although it is white hot the pressure is so high the iron cannot melt.
12.4/6371 Km +-0.2% Depth of earth’s crust that the deepest ever borehole, Russia’s Sakhalin-I, drilled to, compared to the distance to the center of the earth.
55 Tonnes The weight of the earth’s largest crystals, found beneath Mexico’s Naico silver mine.
2.8 km/1.7 miles The depth at which bacteria have been found. They survive by using radioactivity from uranium to convert water into usable energy.
4 km/2.5 miles Below the Amazon River lies the Rio Hamza ‘river’ At some points over 400 km wide, it flows at less than 1 mm per hour through rock.
Ground
40 Million tonnes The amount of nutrient rich dust that wind transports from the Sahara to the Amazon rain forest every year.
In Turkmenistan there is a “Door to Hell” a collapsed gas well formed a crater that has burned for more than 40 years.
3.5 Billion years The age of bacteria fossils found in Australia. This is longer than earth’s atmosphere has had oxygen.
57.8C/136 F The hottest temperature ever recorded, in 1992 at El Azizia, Libya
2 million years since the latest rainfall in the driest place on earth Dry Vallys, Antartica.
-89.2 C/ -128.6 F The coldest temperature ever recorded, in 1983 at Vostok Station, Antartica
2 cm The distance the continents move every year
75% of the earth’s animal species could be extinct within 300 years
14% The percentage of the world’s species that have been identified
Man
200,000 people born every day
Gobekli Tepe, Turkey The oldest known human-made religious structure, most likely erected in the 10th millennium
106 billion People have existed on planet earth
9.2 billion The population on Earth by 2050
2 people die every second FIFTY UNBELIEVABLE FACTS ABOUT EARTH SPACE 3.7 billion miles $150 billion The furthest distance a picture of the earth has been taken from, known as the 'Pale Blue Dot Total cost of the International Space Station, the most expensive object ever constructed 2:00 TEN DAYS The amount of time a Tardigrade, the hardiest animal in existence, MINUTES can exist in a vacuum. The amount of time a human being can survive in space unprotected. There are not 24 hours in a day 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds – the time it takes Earth to rotate on its axis, called a sidereal day China's air pollution is VISIBLE FROM SPACE The Great Wall is not. 38,000 Earth is smoother than a bowling ball The number of man-made objects High mountains and deep ocean trenches make up only 1/5000th of the earth's circumference. that have orbited the earth since the launch of Sputnik in 1957 22,000 The current number of man-made objects orbiting Earth that are 10 cm or larger FUNCTIONING FRAGMENTS AND SATELLITES INACTIVE SATELLITES OBJECT A DAY NASA estimates on average, that one piece of space junk returns to Earth each day SPENT ROCKETS 87% 8% ATMOSPHERE 100 tons THE LARGEST METEOR EVER TO Of small meteorites, mainly FALL TO EARTH LEFT NO CRATER fragments of dust, enter the earth's atmosphere every day The Hoba Meteorite was flat on both sides, so may have skipped through the atmosphere like a stone over water. The Ozone hole is shrinking 12 miles (19 km) In 2012, the hole in the layer was smaller than it has ever been in the last 10 years The Armstrong Limit Altitude at which it is necessary to wear a pressurised suit. Without one, water boils at body temperature £4.3 QUADRILLION The value of the earth's atmosphere based on the price of CO2: 1.3p per cubic metre. 8.6 million lightning strikes a day Dinosaurs could only exist because... the earth's atmosphere once contained far more oxygen. Reptiles and amphibians can no longer grow to such large sizes. SEA Water on Earth is 97% Salted Antarctica has as much ice as the Atlantic Ocean has water 3% Fresh 1 litre of seawater contains 13 billionths of a gram of gold. 2,000 90% The average number of marine species described each year Of rubbish in the world's oceans is plastic 99% Of the living space on Earth is represented by 8- 12 oceans fatalities per year caused by Sharks. 00 Million Sharks killed per year to harvest fins. Up tol million species live in the world's oceans 2/3 are yet to be described 860 km diameter 90% If all the water on the earth were scrunched up into a ball. About as large as Saturn's Ice moon Tethys of all volcanic activity occurs in the oceans 10.9 km The depth of the deepest area of the ocean: the Mariana Trench UNDER EARTH Earth is the only planet in our solar system with plate tectonics Without them, carbon wouldn't be consumed and recycled, and the Earth would overheat (Just like Venus). RARE EARTH ELEMENTS ARE NOT RARE Lutetium, the least abundant rare earth element, is nearly 200 times more common in the earth's crust than gold. 99% of earth's gold lies in its core Enough to form a 1.5-foot coat around the surface of the earth. 5500 °C /9900 °F The temperature of the earth's core. As hot as the surface of the Sun A SOLID IRON BALL 1,500 MILES WIDE sits at the heart of the earth. Although it is white hot the pressure is so high the iron cannot melt. 12.4/6371 Km ± 0.2% 55 Tonnes Depth of Earth's crust that the deepest ever borehole, Russia's Sakhalin-I, drilled to, compared to the distance to the centre of the earth. The weight of the earth's largest crystals, found beneath Mexico's Naica silver mine. 4 km / 2.5 miles 2.8 km / 1.7 Miles Below the Amazon river lies the Rio Hamza 'river'. The depth at which bacteria have been found. They survive by using radioactivity from uranium to convert water into usable energy. At some points over 400 km wide, it flows at less than 1mm per hour through rock. GROUND 40 MILLION TONNES The amount of nutrient-rich dust that wind transports from the Sahara to the Amazon rain forest every year. In Turkmenistan there is a "Door to Hell" A collapsed gas well formed a crater that has burned for more than 40 years. 3.5 Billion Years The age of bacteria fossils found in Australia. This is longer than earth's atmosphere has had oxygen. 57.8 °C/136 °E The hottest temperature ever recorded, in 1922 at El Azizia, Libya 2 million years Since the last rainfall in the driest place on earth: Dry Valleys, Antarctica. -89.2 °C/-128.6 °F The coldest temperature ever recorded, in 1983 at Vostok Station, Antarctica 2 cm The distance the continents move every year. 75% 1cm 2 Of the earth's animal species could be extinct within 300 years. lululohodalai -14% The percentage of the world's species that have been identified MAN 200,000 People are born every day Göbekli Tepe, Turkey The oldest known human-made religious structure, most likely erected in the 10th millennium BCE 106 billion People have existed on planet Earth 9.2 billion The population on Earth by 2050 People Die every second SOURCES The Door to Hell / The world's oldest fossils – www.dailymail.co.uk Top 10 Strange Objects Sent into Space - www.time.com WHERE ARE THE VOYAGERS? - www.nasa.gov Costs of US piloted programs – www.thespacereview.com USSTRATCOM Space Control and Space Surveillance – www.stratcom.mil Orbital Objects / Inside the Earth – www.nationalgeographic.co.uk Felix Baumgartner fell faster than thought – www.telegraph.co.uk Why is the Moon exactly the same apparent size from Earth as the Sun? - www.astronomy.com The Coldest Inhabited Places on Earth – www.ecolocalizer.com Sky – www.yahoo.com Ten things you may not know about stars - www.earthsky.org 50 Interesting Facts About The Earth – www.livescience.com Ozone hole shrinks to record low - www.cbsnews.com Average Daily Global Lightning Strikes – www.newton.dep.anl.gov Underground river 'Rio Hamza' discovered 4km beneath the Amazon / 100 million sharks killed each year, say scientists – www.guardian.co.uk Did you know.? – www.marinebio.org Bacteria Use Radioactive Uranium To Convert Water Molecules To Useable Energy – www.sciencedaily.com The 10 Most Amazing Places on Earth / Two-Thirds Marine Species Remain Unknown – www.discovery.com 10 Most Incredible Earth Scars - www.environmentalgraffiti.com Interesting Facts About Earth - www.universetoday.com Xiaozhai tiankeng - www.wondermondo.com Erosion / Species count put at 8.7 million – www.bbc.co.uk Rare Earths - www.usgs.gov The 'Plastic Ocean' and Bonnie Monteleone - www.nccoast.org SOLAR SYSTEM PORTRAIT - EARTH AS 'PALE BLUE DOT - www.visibleearth.nasa.gov About Us - www.ravenmaps.com "Water Bears' Are First Animal țo Survive Space Vacuum - www.newscientist.com Human Body in a Vacuum - www.imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov China's severe air pollution visible from space - www.dnaindia.com Is China's Great Wall Visible from Space? - www.scientificamerican.com What's Hitting Earth? - www.science.nasa.gov Largest Meteorite - www.geology.com Breathing costs us £71.17 a year - www.metro.co.uk The History of Air - www.smithsonianmag.com Driest Place on Earth - www.universetoday.com Are We in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction? - www.news.sciencemag.org How much water is on Earth? - www.ga.water.usgs.gov Scientists map Mariana Trench, deepest known section of ocean in the world - www.telegraph.co.uk Sakhalin-1 Project Breaks Own Record for Drilling World's Longest Extended-Reach Well - www.sakhalin-1.com/ Radius of the Earth - www.universetoday.com Earth's Inner Fort Knox - www.discovermagazine.com The Workings of an Ancient Nuclear Reactor - www.scientificamerican.com Fact or Fiction?: Living People Outnumber the Dead - www.scientificamerican.com U.N. Raises "Low" Population Projection for 2050 - www.worldwatch.org/node/6038 Population Growth Rate - www.worldbank.org The World Fact Book: Death Rate - www.cia.gov PROCUDED BY Giraffe childcare & early learning

Fifty Unbelievable Facts About Earth

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A collection of amazing facts about Earth, ranging from space right down to the Earth's core.

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