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Earth, Moon, and Sun : Where is Earth in Space?
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Lithosphere
Earth's rigid outer layer.
Made mostly of the rocks: basalt, granite and peridotite
Hydrosphere
All of earths water. --71% of the earths surface is water.
--91% of that is salty ocean water.
--3% is fresh water
Atmosphere
Thin layer of gases surrounding a planet: oxygen, carbon dioxide, other gases
Meteoroid
Space rock smaller than an asteroid
Planet
Large sphere in space that revolves around a star and does not produce its own light