The reason for the children. Why the Earth
The Earth is a wonderful place where thousands of unique life forms coexist throughout the universe. The fauna and flora share a home that meets the ideal conditions for life such as sun, air and water. In Guiainfantil.com we want to remind you of the importance of taking care of our planet, which i
The Earth is a wonderful place where thousands of unique life forms coexist throughout the universe. The fauna and flora share a home that meets the ideal conditions for life such as sun, air and water.
In Guiainfantil.com we want to remind you of the importance of taking care of our planet, which is why we show you some of the most common questions asked by children. Let's teach our children to protect the Earth so they can enjoy the great treasures that it hides.
The whys of children on Earth
Our planet generates many questions and doubts in children ... why is it round? Where is the end? What's under the ground? ... Here are some of the questions your child can ask you about the Earth:
1. Why is it called planet Earth?
The Earth owes its name to Greek mythology, specifically to the goddess Gea 'Mother Earth'. Later, the Roman Empire came into contact with the Greeks and adopted religion and mythology but changed the names to Latin, hence Gea was renamed Terra (Earth in Spanish).
2. Why is the Earth round?
The round shape of the Earth is due to the fact that when it formed about 4,000 million years ago it was in a liquid state. As you can see, all things that are in a liquid state tend to be round, like raindrops or bubbles. Later, when the Earth solidified, the rocks stayed with the shape we know today.
3. Why is there life on Earth?
The Earth is the only planet we know that meets the necessary conditions for life, since it has a series of indispensable elements for it, such as the sun, air and water that make it possible for the conditions to exist in the biosphere of humidity, light and more adequate temperatures.
4. Why does the Earth turn?
The rotation of the Earth goes back to the birth of the solar system. With the famous Big Bang a great cloud of dust, rocks and gases that rotated at high speed was formed that resulted in the round planets we know today. As the Earth was born spinning on its axis, its own inertia will keep it rotating unless another great event changes that movement.
5. Why do we have to take care of the planet Earth?
Planet Earth is our home, a wonderful place where thousands and thousands of unique life forms live in the universe. Just as each of us takes care of your home, we must all contribute to the care of our planet. We must protect and care for the Earth so that all living beings can continue to enjoy their home many millions of years more.
6. If in the southern hemisphere they are upside down, why do not they fall?
In fact no one is upside down, because the force of gravity causes all the bodies of the earth to be attracted towards the center of the earth. It acts like a huge magnet that attracts towards itself, that is, towards the center everything that is on the surface. This also explains why everything we throw falls down.
