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For 200 years we've been conquering Nature. Now we're beating it to death. ~ Tom McMillan, quoted in Francesca Lyman, The Greenhouse Trap, 1990

Fun Facts about your Planet, EARTH!!

The EARTH is made of the following CHEMICAL ELEMENTS:

oxygen 46.6 %

aluminum 8.1

iron 5

sodium 2.8

magnesium 2.1

calcium 3.6

potassium 2.6

silicon 27.7

other 1.5

Here is an example of how long it takes garbage to break down:

plastics take 500 years

aluminum cans take 500 years

organic materials take 6 months

cotton, rags, and paper take 6 months.

Other Interesting Facts!!

Earth is referred to as the BLUE PLANET. WHY? Because from space,
the oceans combined with our atmosphere make our planet look blue.

Earth is estimated to be 3-5 Billion Years old.

Earth is estimated to weigh 6,585,600,000,000,000,000,000 tons.

The area of the earth is almost 200 million square miles.

Earth travels through space at 66,700 miles per hour.

Earth's oceans are an average of 2 Miles deep.

Earth's rotation on its axis makes a day at 24 hours...

Earth's orbit around the sun makes a year at nearly 365 and 1/2 days

Earth is tipped at 23 and 1/2 degrees in orbit. That axis is what causes our seasons.

Antarctica is the coldest place on earth. The continent is almost entirely covered in ICE !

Only 11 percent of the earth's surface is used to grow food.

Breeze carries about 100 Million tons of sand particles around the earth yearly.

That means if you live in America-you could have Sand that came from the Gobi desert in China.

ALL the information above came from: http://www.planetpals.com/planet2.html

Some day the earth will weep, she will beg for her life, she will cry with tears of blood. You will make a choice, you will help her or let her die, and when she dies, you will die too. ~ John Hollow Horn

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	oxygen 46.6 %
	aluminum 8.1
	iron 5
	sodium 2.8
	magnesium 2.1
	calcium 3.6
	potassium 2.6
	silicon 27.7
	other 1.5

	plastics take 500 years
	aluminum cans take 500 years
	organic materials take 6 months
	cotton, rags, and paper take 6 months.

	Earth is referred to as the BLUE PLANET. WHY? Because from space, the oceans combined with our atmosphere make our planet look blue.
	Earth is estimated to be 3-5 Billion Years old.
	Earth is estimated to weigh 6,585,600,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
	The area of the earth is almost 200 million square miles.
	Earth travels through space at 66,700 miles per hour.
	Earth's oceans are an average of 2 Miles deep.
	Earth's rotation on its axis makes a day at 24 hours...
	Earth's orbit around the sun makes a year at nearly 365 and 1/2 days
	Earth is tipped at 23 and 1/2 degrees in orbit. That axis is what causes our seasons.
	Antarctica is the coldest place on earth. The continent is almost entirely covered in ICE !
	Only 11 percent of the earth's surface is used to grow food.
	Breeze carries about 100 Million tons of sand particles around the earth yearly.
	That means if you live in America-you could have Sand that came from the Gobi desert in China.