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By Wasif-ul-Aziz
Agenda
Earth
Shape of Earth
Distance Between Earth and Sun
Diameter of Earth
Geological Layers of earth
Heat
Surface of Earth
Atmosphere
Magnetic Field
Orbit and rotation.
Axial tilt and seasons
Natural and environmental hazards
Earth
92,935,700 miles
OR
1 AU (Astronomical Unit) =
1.495978706 x 10^11 meters.
Diameter of Earth
The diameter of the earth at the equator is
7,926.41 miles (12,756.32 kilometers). But,
if you measure the earth through the poles
the diameter is a bit shorter - 7,901 miles
(12,715.43 km). Thus the earth is a bit
wider (25 miles / 41 km) than it is tall,
giving it a slight bulge at the equator.
Geologic layers of the Earth
Depth Component Layer Density
km g/cm3
Earth cutaway from core to
exosphere. Not to scale. 0–60 Lithosphere —
The Earth provides resources that are exploitable by humans for useful
purposes. Some of these are non-renewable resources, such as
mineral fuels, that are difficult to replenish on a short time scale.
Large deposits of fossil fuels are obtained from the Earth's crust,
consisting of coal, petroleum, natural gas and methane clathrate. These
deposits are used by humans both for energy production and as
feedstock for chemical production. Mineral ore bodies have also been
formed in Earth's crust through a process of Ore genesis, resulting from
actions of erosion and plate tectonics.[132] These bodies form
concentrated sources for many metals and other useful elements.
The Earth's biosphere produces many useful biological products for
humans, including (but far from limited to) food, wood, pharmaceuticals,
oxygen, and the recycling of many organic wastes. The land-based
ecosystem depends upon topsoil and fresh water, and the oceanic
ecosystem depends upon dissolved nutrients washed down from the
land.[133] Humans also live on the land by using building materials to
construct shelters
Natural and environmental
hazards