Monday, October 10, 2011

Information about earth

THE EARTH

Estimated Weight (mass)         :       5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000
metric tons
Estimated Age                          :       4.6 billion years

Current Population                    :       6,446,131,714

Surface Area                             :       510,066,000 sq km

Land Area                                 :       148,647,000 sq km 29.1%

Ocean Area                               :       335,258,000 sq km

Total Water Area                      :       361,419,000 sq km 70.9%

Type of Water                           :       97% salt, 3% fresh

Circumference at the equator      :       40,066 km

Circumference at the poles                 :       39, 992 km

Diameter at the equator              :       12,753 km

Diameter at the poles                         :       12,710 km

Radius at the equator                         :       6,376 km

Radius at the poles                     :       6,355 km

Orbit Speeds The earth orbits
the Sun at                                 :       66,700 mph, 107,320 km per hour

Sun Orbit                                  :       The earth orbits the Sun every 365
days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds

To convert km (kilometers) to miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.621371

To convert sq km (kilometers) to sq miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.386102

Information about earth

THE EARTH

Estimated Weight (mass)         :       5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000
metric tons
Estimated Age                          :       4.6 billion years

Current Population                    :       6,446,131,714

Surface Area                             :       510,066,000 sq km

Land Area                                 :       148,647,000 sq km 29.1%

Ocean Area                               :       335,258,000 sq km

Total Water Area                      :       361,419,000 sq km 70.9%

Type of Water                           :       97% salt, 3% fresh

Circumference at the equator      :       40,066 km

Circumference at the poles                 :       39, 992 km

Diameter at the equator              :       12,753 km

Diameter at the poles                         :       12,710 km

Radius at the equator                         :       6,376 km

Radius at the poles                     :       6,355 km

Orbit Speeds The earth orbits
the Sun at                                 :       66,700 mph, 107,320 km per hour

Sun Orbit                                  :       The earth orbits the Sun every 365
days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds

To convert km (kilometers) to miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.621371

To convert sq km (kilometers) to sq miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.386102