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Write a short note on our planet Earth.

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Instructions:
  • Give its location from the sun and size
  • Give its shape and explain about poles and equator
  • Highlight it’s features
Solution:
  • Earth is the third nearest planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the Solar System.
  • It is in the shape of a Geoid. It is bulged at the equator while it is flattened at the Poles.
  • Earth is the only planet that is habitable. This is called the Goldilocks Zone or habitable zone as the conditions for life to prosper are found on Earth.
  • The Earth appears blue from the Outer Space as 2/3rds of it is covered by oceans.
  • The earth has only one natural satellite, the Moon.

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