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Fact File: Earth
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Earth’s North and South poles (magnetic fields) are due to its liquid outer core.
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Its mantle makes up 85% off earth’s volume.
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The mantle is 1800km thick.
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Tectonic plates move as slow as a nail grows.
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Earth is the only planet which has water on its surface.
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All the continents were combined together to form one big gigantic continent, called Pangea 200 million years ago!
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Mount Everest is the highest peak- at 8,850 metres above sea levels.
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Temperature of mantle can reach from 500°C at the crust to 4000°C at the core.


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