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Earth's Origins Flashcards

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All of the space that we can see

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Universe

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What is the universe made up of?

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Millions of Galaxies

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Large star cluster with a central core/black holes

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Galaxy

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What are galaxies made up of?

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Millions of star systems

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Single star (usually) containing planets with moons

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Star Systems

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Small rocky and dense (the 4 closest planets)

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Terrestrial Planets

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Large, made up of light gases

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Jovian Planets

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Consists of comets and dwarf planets

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Kuiper Belt

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The universe began with this explosion (14 billion years ago)

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Big Bang

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The galaxy that formed along with many others (10 Billion years ago)

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Milky Way

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Formed from a spinning dust cloud (6 billion years ago)

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Solar System

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A massive star explosion

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Supernova

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What evidence is there for Supernovas?

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Earth has elements heavier than iron (Uranium, gold, lead, etc) that only supernovas can create

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A cloud of space dust from the supernova that condenses down into our Sun and planets

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Nebula

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Slow gradual gathering of dust particles

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Accretion

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Violent impacts of larger planetary chunks

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Collision

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What evidence is there for collision?

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Venus spins backward, Earths large moon

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How do planets form?

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Accretion and Collision

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What are the three sources of heat?

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Hot Nebula
Heat of Impacts
Radio-activity

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How do we know that the Earth was not the first star in our area of space?

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A supernova occurred

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How did Earth’s moon form?

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A collision such as a Mars-sized impacter hit us

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What was the Earth like right after it first formed?

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Molten

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What happened to create the Earth’s different layers?

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The Heaviest material (mostly pure iron) sank down to form a dense molten CORE
Lighter molten rocks formed a thick MANTLE and thin CRUST
Gasses like carbon dioxide and water vapor formed an outer HYDROSPHERE and ATMOSPHERE

GEOS-101 (36 decks)

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