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= Choose a planet that particularly interests you and include interesting information that describes how different it is from Earth. = = ﻿ = This is why jupiter diffrent than the earth.


 * Jupiter is about six times bigger.
 * Jupiter has a lot of moons, while the Earth only has one.
 * Jupiter is a gas planet, so you can't step on it.
 * Earth is a stone planet, with a surface, so we are able to step on it.
 * Jupiter is basically made from helium and hydrogen, the two lightest gasses in the world, but is still heavyer than all of the planets together.
 * The Earth is the third planet from the Sun, while Jupiter is the fifth from the Sun.

= Why does Earth have seasons? =

= If The Earth was standing up right then every day would be twelve hours long and every month would be the same temperature. There would be no winter and no summer. = = = = But the Earth is not standing straight up! It is tilted slightly, about 23 and a half degrees from true north and south. It's this tilt that causes the seasons, and not the distance from the Earth to the Sun. = = = = So as the Earth travels around the Sun, in June the Northern part of the Earth is leaning closer to the Sun causing long days and warmer weather. = = = = Like wise during December the Southern part is tilted towards the Sun giving that part of the earth longer days and warmer weather. = = = = At the North and South poles this tilt causes the Sun to stay in the sky 24 hours a day during summer. It doesn't even set in the middle of the night! = = = = The opposite happens in the winter. The Sun doesn't rise at the poles meaning that they're in constant darkness. =