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When do you think earth was covered with more ice than is on our planet today?
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What is the name of planet closest to the moon today?
EARTH
What are the main problems facing the planet today?
earth quakes tsunamis
Why would you all die if a planet had a larger orbit?
if our planet Earth had a larger orbit than it does today, the temperature would be dramatically different and most life on the planet would most likely die out from the extreme cold.
How can you explain retrograde motion today?
The retrograde motion of a planet is the optical illusionthat a planet reverses its orbital direction, as seen from Earth.In reality, the planet does not change direction at all, but because the Earth is also orbiting the sun, the relative motion of the Earth and another planet in their respective orbits make it appear to us as if the planet reverses course for a while.
What is the difference between an asteroid and meteroid?
An asteroid is a rocky object in space that's not as big as a planet and isn't a moon. There are millions of them, think the asteroid belt in space. A meteor is an asteroid that burns up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere, think shooting stars. A meteorite is a meteor that actually lands on the surface of Earth, think about Russia today. As for a meteoroid? No one really knows. They're just kind of like smaller asteroids.
What planet have almost three fourths with oceans?
The planet that is two thirds under water is the Earth. The Earth is a water planet and two thirds of the surface is covered by water.
What planet is today from?
Earth.
What is the distance of planet mercury from the planet earth today?
about 57 million miles away from earth
What is the name of planet closest to the moon today?
EARTH
What are the main problems facing the planet today?
earth quakes tsunamis
Why dinosaurs are not present today?
Biblical view: The great flood wiped clean the earth of all life, save everything that was in Noah's ark. Evolutionist's view: A giant meteor crashed into the planet, wiping out the majority of life on this planet. Also, massive volcanic activity may have contributed. Decide for yourself which you think is true, but remember, there is a lot of evidence that large meteors and comets have struck and will continue to strike the Earth, but there is no evidence that the entire planet was ever completely covered with water.
What was the first planet descovered?
The Earth (but it was not known that it was a planet at that point. When the concept of "planet" came into use there were 5 known planets:MercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnNote that at that point in time (ancient Sumerian or Babylonian civilization) the Earth was still not considered what we today call a "planet".
Is there another earth like planet and can people live on to it?
Not discovered up today - 2011.
Is planet X bigger than earth?
No, today, the astronomical community widely agrees that Planet X, as originally envisioned, does not exist.
What was earth called in the Bible?
Today, we call our planet, 'earth', just as we call the ground we walk on and the soil we dig, 'earth'. But earth did not have a planetary name in the Bible, because the biblical authors did not know that it is a planet. ANSWER: In the Old Testament, Earth was referred to as the Firmament.
What percentage of the Earth do the rain forests now cover?
3% of earth's surface is covered by rainforest's.
This planet is cloest to earth?
As of today it's Venus, which is coming closer and closer until August 2015.
