Question

y is the earth called the blue planet

Answer 1

Earth is sometimes refered to as blue planet or wattery planet because of abundance of water on it's surface. About 97% of Earth's surface is covered by water .

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Answer 2

Earth is often referred to as the blue planet because 2/3rd of it is covered with water and the fact that it looks a blue ball from moon .