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FAST FACTS about EARTH circumferance: 24,901.5 miles diameter: Nearly 8,000 miles surface area: 196,935,000 sq miles percent of earth's ocean approximatly 70% * percent of earth's land: approximatly 30% highest point:Mt Everest 29, 028 above sea level lowest point: Dead Sea 1,302 below sea level * of the 70 percent of water; 97 percent is salt water, 3 percent is fresh water   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 whole continent is 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.