7 Earth Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

Zee Media Bureau
Sep 07, 2023

The Earth Is Not Perfectly Round

The shape of the Earth is not exactly round but that of an oblate spheroid which looks like a flatter circle.

The Earth’s Core Is As Hot As The Sun’s Surface

As per Caltech geochemist Paul Asimow, the temperature of the centre of the Earth is the same as that of the Sun’s surface.

Earth Is Radioactive

The Earth generates as much as 40 terawatts of heat, most of which comes from the radioactive decay in its core.

Seas Could Rise 2.5 Feet By 2100

As per Tapio Schneider, a climate scientist at Caltech, the seas could see more than a two-foot rise by the end of the century.

The Earth Is 10,000 Years Older Than Humans

The Earth came into 4.5 billion years ago, whereas homo sapiens have been around since 450,000 years which is roughly 1/10,000 the age of the planet.

The First Ozone Hole Is Still Healing

The first hole in the ozone layer was discovered by scientists in 1985 and is still in the process of healing.

There Is No Record Of Who Named Our Planet

It might sound absurd, but there is no historical data that can be found on the person or group that named our planet ‘Earth’.

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