
EARTH
Earth is our home planet. Earth is the 3rd closest planet to the sun. The distance between the Sun and the earth is approximately 93 million miles. Sun's light reaches earth in about eight minutes. Pictures from space show that Earth is round like the moon. ( see also: THE CURRENT STATE OF POLLUTION) Viewed from space, Earth would appear bright and bluish. Earth makes one complete orbit of the Sun in about 365.25 days. ( see also: EACH ONE TEACH ONE) Scientists estimate that the Earth was formed about 4.54 billion years ago. It is the only planet in the Solar System that is known to have large amounts of liquid water. Earth is home to lacs of species of animals and plants which require water to survive. ( see also: SAVE…