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Oct 11, 2024 · Earth. All About Earth. Since we live here, you might think we know all there is to know about Earth. Not at all, actually! We have a lot we can learn about our home planet. Learn more about Earth and all the planets in our solar system. Play.
- All About Earth
Since we live here, you might think we know all there is to...
- All About Earth
It's up to you to decide! Join the Planet Planners and use your geography decision-making skills to deal with challenges including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and coastal erosion. Your aim is ...
- Structure and Surface
- Time on Earth
- Earth’s Neighbors
- Quick History
- What Does Earth Look like?
Earth is a terrestrial planet. It is small and rocky.Earth's atmosphere is the right thickness to keep the planet warm so living things like us can be there. It’s the only planet in our solar system we know of that supports life. It is mostly nitroge...One year on Earth lasts 365.25 days. That 0.25 extra means every four years we need to add one day to our calendar. We call it a leap day (in a leap year).Earth has just one Moon. It is the only planet to have just one moon.Earth has lots of spacecraft watching it. There is still a lot we can learn about our home planet.Earth is the third planet from the Sun in our solar system. That means Venus and Mars are Earth’s neighboring planets.We have known about our planet since ancient times, of course. But we didn’t know our place in the solar system for a long time.
This Apollo 11 picture taken by an astronaut in 1969 shows the Earth rising over the Moon. Doesn't it look small? This is a view of Earth looking just at the northern portion. A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite took this picture of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away.
Free, interactive solar system labeling games: name the planets, order the planets, learn the life cycle of the sun.
In this game from National Geographic Kids, use your astronaut’s rocket boosters to avoid obstacles and collect stars as you explore the planets in our solar system. Play.
Know Your Earth Quiz Collection. How well do you know your Earth? Find out by taking the NASA Know Your Earth quizzes designed by NASA's Brian Campbell! Click on the image or quiz title below to take each quiz. For additional information, be sure to visit the NASA Know Your Earth Quiz Collection Page.
Oct 4, 2017 · This article is for students grades K-4. Earth is our home planet. Scientists think Earth formed billions of years ago. Four planets in the solar system are bigger than Earth. Three planets are smaller. It is the third-closest planet to the sun. Only Mercury and Venus are closer.
