What are the physical or orbital characteristics of planet earth?
these are the Physical characteristics of Earth . Physical characteristics include shape, size and composition. Spherical in shape Just as the Sun and Moon appear as spheres, so too is the Earth spherical in shape. To people on Earth, the planet appears to be generally flat (not counting for hills and valleys), but in reality the surface of the Earth has a slight curve. This can be noticed when looking out on a large lake or the ocean and seeing a ship come up along the horizon. Ship coming up over the horizon The shape of the Earth has been proven by ships circling the Earth, as well as from pictures of the Earth taken from the space vehicles. View of Earth from space Its shape is actually slightly flattened at the poles. Size The diameter of the Earth at the equator is 12,756 km (7,926 miles), and its circumference or distance around the Earth at the equator is 40,075 km (24,901 miles). Composition The composition of the Earth consists of the solid and liquid portion and the atmosphe
