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Astronomical Facts About Earth You Probably Didn't Learn In School
From facts about the moon, to the rotation of the Earth, and beyond, join us as we explore Astronomical Facts About Our Planet You Probably Didn't Learn In School! Subscribe for more videos:https://www.youtube.com/c/InsaneCuriosity?sub_confirmation=1? 10. The Moon Probably Came From The Earth When you think about the Earth in its grander sense, there are a few thoughts that come to mind without a doubt. One is that we orbit around the sun, which is true, and the other thing is that the moon is a big part of what makes the Earth what it is right now, and that's also true. But what you don't learn in school is that one of the most believed theories about the moon is that it actually came from the Earth itself. 9. The Moon Has A Treaty Let's stick with the moon for a bit, because there are some things about it that relates to Earth that are more crazy than logical, and yet it's something that totally needed to happen. Don't worry, I'm explain it all. 8. Magnetic Shifts There are many layers to our planet, that's one of the reasons why the Earth is able to sustain life like it does. however, there are some thing that truly help define what our Earth does, and one of those things is the magnetic field that encompasses the Earth. The field is made in part by the Earth's rotation and its gravity, not to mention the various parts of space that surround the Earth. Anyway, with it in place, it acts as both a shield, and a stabilizer for things like our seasons. 7. Gravity Flux Think the magnetic fields of the Earth are the only thing that shifts? That would be a negative. But what might surprise you is that one of the things that does fluctuate is something that we all believe to be a constant force: Gravity. Our gravity is created by the Earth's mighty mass. But here's the problem, despite what a lot of people like to tell you...the Earth ISN'T perfectly round, and because of that imbalance, no matter how slight it may or may not be, it causes various problems, including where gravity is most forceful, and where it is the least forceful. 6. Speed Of Rotation If you really want to boil it down to basics, the Earth has two "speeds", the rotation of itself in the way that helps create the actual days. And then the rotation that it goes around the sun in order to do an orbital year. You're possibly knowledgeable on one of them, but not both of them, so we'll just cover both to make everyone happen. Yes, I said "about 24 hours", that's because... 5. The Time In A Day Pop quiz, how much time is in a day? the answer you're likely shouting is, "24 hours!" Because we're told all of our lives that there is 24 hours in a day on this planet, and everything we do, from the work we go to, to the fun times we have, to our sleep schedules, is modeled around the 24 hour day rotation. But here's the thing, we actually don't rotate in 24 hours. Not exactly anyway. As for the other thing, getting around the sun? We move around the sun at a rate of 108.000km/h. Not as round as 1000MPH, but we need to go that speed to make it fully around the sun. 4. The Earth Sometimes Has Temporary Moons Of the planets in our solar system, many have moons. A few like Mercury and Venus don't have moons, and planets like Jupiter and Saturn and literal scores of moons. As for the Earth, we have one, and we've done pretty well with that one moon if we do say so ourselves. The problem is that there are some people who think that the Earth's gravitational field is so strong that we actually have another moon orbiting us in space. 2. We Still Don't Know What The Core Of Our Planet Is Like If you've been in a class about the Earth's core, you'll know that there are many layers to it. Like the Mantle, the Outer Crust, the Inner Crust, the Outer Core and the Inner Core. Despite many years dedicated to trying to understand the core and what it is like...we can't reach it. It's too deep into the Earth (which is very nearly 4000 miles long in regards to the radius) and has temperatures over 9000 degrees Fahrenheit. We expect that it has a composition of iron-nickel alloy, but unlike the Mantle, we don't have any samples to go off of. Everything that we THINK we know about the core is based on estimations, guesses, and the other layers of the core. We'll likely get there eventually, but it won't be right now. 1. Our Planet Used To Be Purple If you were to describe our planet in terms of visuals. You would no doubt say colors like blue for the oceans that cover 3/4's of our planet, you'd mention greens and browns for the land masses, and white for the ice. Right? But one color you'd likely NOT mention at all outside of certain specific spots is purple. Purple can happen on Earth, obviously, but not in such numbers that it's visible from above without specific purpose. #InsaneCuriosity #FactsAboutEarth #MoonFacts
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