Day: March 19, 2022

The Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only object in our Solar System that has liquid surface water. Water is present in large quantities throughout the entire Solar System, but the Earth is unique in that it sustains large quantities of it. Its oceans cover 71% of the planet’s surface, dwarfing its lakes and rivers, polar ice, and land. This vastness of the oceans is crucial to our understanding of Earth’s complex climate. The Earth’s structure is composed of four primary components: the crust, mantle, and […]