Table

Sample Table for Planet Earth

Factors

Problems

Solutions

Temperature

High: 36.85 deg. C

Average: 15 deg. C

Low: -13.15 deg. C

Humans need protection from both high and low temperatures.

Wear clothes. Build shelters.

Length of day: 24 hours

Length of year: 365 days

Radiation: ozone layer in upper atmosphere offers protection

Some areas of earth are losing their protection from the sun's radiation (holes in the ozone layer). Using protection from the sun is advised everywhere.

Stop using chemicals, which destroy ozone. Wear sunscreen when out in the sun.

Water: 70%+ of planet

State: liquid, ice, vapor

Shortage of clean water for drinking. Many people live in areas without adequate water.

Recycling all water used. Practice water conservation. Only maintain plants needing a lot of water in areas where there is enough rain. Allow people to live only in areas with sufficient water.

Elements In Atmosphere:

78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, .9% Argon, .04% Carbon dioxide, etc.

Carbon dioxide level is increasing too rapidly and may cause global warming. It does cause smog.

Use alternative energy sources. Stop burning fossil fuels for energy.

Surface composition: basaltic (igneous rock), granitic rock, altered materials

No problem

Sources of energy:

Available: fossil fuels, wind, water, sun, fuel cell batteries, nuclear, geothermal

Burning fossil fuels is contaminating the air. Present day lead based batteries cause pollution.

Conserve energy. Stop burning fossil fuels.

Distance from Earth: 0 miles

Travel time:?

No problem

Gravity: 9.78 m/s2

Mass: 5.98 x 10^24

Air Pressure: 1

No problem on surface Special care must be taken when climbing high mountains or descending under the ocean.

Special equipment for descending below the ocean. Some people get ill ascending high mountains. We can only go so far below the ocean even with protection due to extreme pressure.

Other considerations: green plants grow here and provide needed food as well as producing oxygen and releasing water into atmosphere.

We may be cutting down trees at an excessively fast rate, which may impact quantity of oxygen and water available for use by animals

Find alternatives to cutting down trees for meeting our needs.

Factors	Problems	Solutions
Temperature High: 36.85 deg. C Average: 15 deg. C Low: -13.15 deg. C	Humans need protection from both high and low temperatures.	Wear clothes. Build shelters.
Length of day: 24 hours Length of year: 365 days Radiation: ozone layer in upper atmosphere offers protection	Some areas of earth are losing their protection from the sun's radiation (holes in the ozone layer). Using protection from the sun is advised everywhere.	Stop using chemicals, which destroy ozone. Wear sunscreen when out in the sun.
Water: 70%+ of planet State: liquid, ice, vapor	Shortage of clean water for drinking. Many people live in areas without adequate water.	Recycling all water used. Practice water conservation. Only maintain plants needing a lot of water in areas where there is enough rain. Allow people to live only in areas with sufficient water.
Elements In Atmosphere: 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, .9% Argon, .04% Carbon dioxide, etc.	Carbon dioxide level is increasing too rapidly and may cause global warming. It does cause smog.	Use alternative energy sources. Stop burning fossil fuels for energy.
Surface composition: basaltic (igneous rock), granitic rock, altered materials	No problem
Sources of energy: Available: fossil fuels, wind, water, sun, fuel cell batteries, nuclear, geothermal	Burning fossil fuels is contaminating the air. Present day lead based batteries cause pollution.	Conserve energy. Stop burning fossil fuels.
Distance from Earth: 0 miles Travel time:?	No problem
Gravity: 9.78 m/s2 Mass: 5.98 x 10^24 Air Pressure: 1	No problem on surface Special care must be taken when climbing high mountains or descending under the ocean.	Special equipment for descending below the ocean. Some people get ill ascending high mountains. We can only go so far below the ocean even with protection due to extreme pressure.
Other considerations: green plants grow here and provide needed food as well as producing oxygen and releasing water into atmosphere.	We may be cutting down trees at an excessively fast rate, which may impact quantity of oxygen and water available for use by animals	Find alternatives to cutting down trees for meeting our needs.