PART B: READING
I. Read the text, then answer the questions
The Earth, our beautiful home planet, is the only astronomical object to accommodate life as we know it. Scientists believe the Earth was formed approximately 4. 5 billion years ago. It is the fifth – largest planet in our solar system. Its equatorial diameter is about 12,074 kilometres. The Earth is the third – closet planet to the sun. The distance from the Earth to the sun is roughly 149,600,000 kilometres. It takes 365. 3 days for the Earth to orbit the sun, and 24 hours to rotate on its axis. The surface temperature ranges from -88 to 58oC. Nearly 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by ocean, which has an average depth of about 4 kilometres. In 2015 it was estimated that 7. 3 billion humans are living on Earth
1. Is the Earth the fifth largest planet in our solar system?
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2. What is the distance between the Earth and the sun?
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3. How many planets are there between the Earth and the sun?
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4. When was the Earth estimated that 7.3 billion humans are living on Earth?
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1. Is the Earth the fifth largest planet in our solar system?
=> Yes, it is.
2. What is the distance between the Earth and the sun?
=> The distance from the Earth to the sun is roughly 149,600,000 kilometres.
3. How many planets are there between the Earth and the sun?
=> There are 2 planets between Earth and Sun.
4. When was the Earth estimated that 7.3 billion humans are living on Earth?
=> In 2015.
