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|order=3
|order=3
|primary=Sun
|primary=Sun
|periapsis=147,098,074 km (0.983 AU)
|periapsis=147,090,000 km (0.983 AU)<ref name=earthfact>"[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html Earth Fact Sheet]," [[NASA]], April 19, 2007. Accessed May 2, 2008.</ref>
|apoapsis=152,097,701 km (1.017 AU)
|apoapsis=152,100,000 km (1.017 AU)<ref name=earthfact/>
|semimajor=149,597,887.5 km (1.0 AU)
|semimajor=149,597,886.5 km (1.00000011 AU)<ref name=earthfact/>
|bode=1.0 AU
|bode=1.0 AU
|eccentricity=0.016710219
|eccentricity=0.01671022<ref name=earthfact/>
|sidereal=365.256366 da
|sidereal=365.256366 da<ref name=earthfact/>
|synodic=365.256366 da
|synodic=365.256366 da
|orbitspeed=29.783 km/s
|orbitspeed=29.783 km/s<ref name=earthfact/>
|inclination=0°
|inclination=0°
|reference=the ecliptic
|reference=the ecliptic
|siderealday=23.9345 h
|siderealday=23.9345 h<ref name=earthfact/>
|solarday=24 h
|solarday=24 h<ref name=earthfact/>
|rotatespeed=465.11 m/s
|rotatespeed=465.11 m/s
|axialtilt=23.439281°
|axialtilt=23.439281°
|mass=5.97599 * 10<sup>24</sup> kg
|mass=5.9736 * 10<sup>24</sup> kg<ref name=earthfact/>
|density=5,515.3 kg/m³
|density=5,515.3 kg/m³<ref name=earthfact/>
|surfacegrav=9.780327 m/s²
|surfacegrav=9.780327 m/s²
|escapespeed=11.186 km/s
|escapespeed=11.186 km/s
|meanradius=6371 km<ref>http://www.solarviews.com/eng/earth.htm</ref>
|meanradius=6371 km<ref>http://www.solarviews.com/eng/earth.htm</ref><ref name=earthfact/>
|equatorradius =6378.135 km
|equatorradius =6378.135 km<ref name=earthfact/>
|polarradius =6356.750 km
|polarradius =6356.750 km<ref name=earthfact/>
|surfacearea=510,065,600 km²
|surfacearea=510,065,600 km²
|landarea=148,939,100 km²
|landarea=148,939,100 km²
|moons=1
|moons=1
|composition=Rock
|composition=Rock
|albedo=0.37
|albedo=0.37<ref name=earthfact/>
|mfd=0.3076 G<ref name=earthfact/>
|pmdm=7.98 * 10<sup>22</sup> N-m/T<ref name=calc>Calculated</ref>
|cmdm=1.41 * 10<sup>24</sup> N-m/T<ref name=Humphreys>Humphreys, D. R. "[http://www.creationresearch.org/crsq/articles/21/21_3/21_3.html The Creation of Planetary Magnetic Fields]." ''Creation Research Society Quarterly'' 21(3), December 1984. Accessed April 29, 2008.</ref>
|mdt=2049 a<ref name=Humphreys/>
|mhl=1420 a<ref name=calc/>
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}}
The '''Earth''' is the only known planet in our '''Solar System''' which can support life. It contains water, reasonable levels of oxygen, and a stable temperature range. Geometrically speaking, Earth is the largest of the terrestrial (rocky) planets in the solar system.
The '''Earth''' is the only known planet in our '''Solar System''' which can support life. It contains water, reasonable levels of oxygen, and a stable temperature range. Geometrically speaking, Earth is the largest of the terrestrial (rocky) planets in the solar system.
Most scientists believe believe that the Earth formed by natural processes instead of being supernaturally created. However, as one scientist noted, “... most every prediction by theorists about planetary formation has been wrong.” <ref>http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/ReferencesandNotes43.html</ref>
Most scientists believe believe that the Earth formed by natural processes instead of being supernaturally created. However, as one scientist noted, “... most every prediction by theorists about planetary formation has been wrong.” <ref>http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/ReferencesandNotes43.html</ref>
=== Magnetosphere ===
Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field powerful enough to prevent most of the sun's radiation from striking the earth and harming the life on it. This field has been decaying at a known exponential rate, as decades of recordkeeping reveal. In 1984, Dr. Russell Humphreys developed a model for the creation of magnetic fields<ref name=Humphreys/> that suggests that the earth was at first made entirely of water<ref>See {{Bible ref|book=II_Peter|chap=3|verses=5}}</ref>, much of which God transmuted into other elements after He made the earth, probably on Day 3 of creation. Humphreys' predicted magnetic decay time for the earth agrees well with published data and thus constitutes further evidence for a young earth.
===Shape of the Earth===
===Shape of the Earth===
== Evolutionary view ==
== Evolutionary view ==
Estimates by uniformitarian geologists of the age of the Earth and the beginning of life give about 4.55 billion years and 3.5 billion years ago respectively. These estimates are primarily based on radioactive dating of meteorites and fossil specimens. The majority of scientists conclude that the Earth formed by natural processes, specifically by the accumulation of debris orbiting the sun billions of years in the past.{{fact}}
Estimates by uniformitarian geologists of the age of the Earth and the beginning of life give about 4.55 billion years and 3.5 billion years ago respectively. These estimates are primarily based on radioactive dating of meteorites and fossil specimens. Most scientists today conclude that the Earth formed by natural processes, specifically by the accumulation of debris orbiting the sun billions of years in the past.<ref name=nebula>"[http://science.jrank.org/pages/6265/Solar-System-solar-nebula-hypothesis.html The Solar Nebula Hypothesis]." ''The Science Encyclopedia''. Accessed May 6, 2008.</ref>
==References==
==References==