FORMATION OF EARTH Flashcards
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states that, in the beginning, the universe was all in one place
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Big Bang Theory
2
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is the currently accepted argument about how a Solar System can form
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Nebular Hypothesis
3
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- The tremendous amount of material blown out by the explosion eventually formed the stars and galaxies.
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ORIGIN OF THE EARTH
4
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- turbulent swirl collect matter measuring meters across
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THE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS
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- Small chunks grow and collide, eventually becoming large aggregates of gas and solid chunks.
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THE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS
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- Result of contraction and rotation, a flat rapidly rotating disk (proto sun tawag sa gitna nito)
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PROTOSTAR
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- large gas cloud ( MASS IN THE CENTER, TURBULENCE IN OUTER PART)
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NEBULA
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- temperature rose to one million °C, resulting in thermonuclear fusion.
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SUN
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- The enveloping disk of gas and dust forms grains the collide and clump together into small chuncks or planetisimal
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BIRTH OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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- Terrestrial planets build up by multiple collision and accretion of planetisimal
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BIRTH OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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- Gravitational forces compact solid matter to form the inner planets, while solar radiation blows away gases, primarily hydrogen and helium.
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PROTOPLANETS
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- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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GAS GIANTS
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l - Pluto, Sedna, and objects in the Kuiper Belt
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ICE OR FROZEN GAS
14
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- Nakapaikot sa protostar
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PLANETISIMAL
15
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- MERCURY TO MARS
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INNER PLANETS