← 4.4 Earth and the Solar System
Size, shape and position of Earth
Social Studies · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, an oblate spheroid about 12 740 km across at the equator, in the habitable zone.
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- 7 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
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