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Lesson 1 Flashcards

Basic Concepts on the Creation of the Universe and Foundational ideas of Our Planet(s)

1
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What was the birth of our universe?

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The Big Bang

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2
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When did the Big Bang Occur?

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14 Billion years ago

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What elements were created from the Big Bang?

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Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium

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What is the basic foundational idea of the Nebular Hypothesis?

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The birth of our solar system began as a counterclockwise rotation called a solar nebula

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5
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What does a solar nebula consist of?

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gasses, ice, dust

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6
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A solar nebula that contracts and flattens to create a ______ that is surrounded by a _____

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protosun, protoplanetary disk

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7
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What does a protoplanetary disk contain?

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Gasses from the sun

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8
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What is vaporized in the inner disk?

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ice

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9
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what is unaffected in both disks?

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dust

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10
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What is the process of dust particles colliding and condensing together?

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accretion

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11
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What is the result of accretion?

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planetesimals

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12
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accretion in addition to planetesimals forms what?

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protoplanets

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13
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an example of a protoplanet

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the moon

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14
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accretion in addition to protoplanets forms what?

A

planets

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15
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what type of planets accreted from dust in the inner disk?

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terrestrial planets

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16
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what type of planets contain an outer disk and accreted from dust, ice, and gasses?

A

Jovian planets

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17
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What process created the sun?

A

Nuclear Fusion

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18
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The approximate center of our solar system?

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Sun

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19
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Terrestrial planets are known as?

A

Inner planets

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20
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Terrestrial planets are made of what?

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Rock

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21
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Terrestrial planets are small? t/f

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True

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22
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Terrestrial planets are in what category in relation to mass? Density?

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low, high

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23
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Do terrestrial planets have rings?

A

no

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24
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temps on terrestrial planets are _____

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warm

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25
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Terrestrial planets have _____ rotation rates.

A

Slow

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26
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Name the Terrestrial planets in order.

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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27
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The asteroid belt is mainly made up of _____ _________.

A

Rock Planetesimals

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28
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The largest Asteroid in the asteroid belt & represents a dwarf planet

A

ceres

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29
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The outer planets are also knows as _______.

A

Jovian Planets

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30
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Jovian planets are mainly made up of what?

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Liquid & Gas

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31
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Jovian Planets have a relatively ______ Mass. Density?

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High, low

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32
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temps on Jovian planets are _____.

A

cool

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33
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Jovian planets have ____ rotation rates.

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Fast

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34
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Name the Jovian Planets in order.

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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35
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Remnant Icy Planetesimals are known as _________ _______. These become comets if they are close enough to the sun.

A

Trans-Neptunian objects

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36
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name the 5 dwarf planets

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Pluto, Haumea, MakeMake, Eris, Ceres

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37
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The furthest thing out that can gravitationally be grabbed onto

A

The Oort cloud

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38
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All of the planets orbit which way around the sun?

A

counterclockwise

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39
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Plane of Earth’s orbit around the sun

A

orbital inoculation

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40
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Earth’s Orbital inoculation

41
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  1. The planets Revolve around the sun as ellipses
  2. Revolution speed varies
  3. P^2=a^3
A

3 laws of Kepler

42
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The planet (anything in orbit) is closest to the sun and it moves the fastest

A

perihelion

43
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The planet (anything in orbit) is furthest from the sun and it moves the slowest

44
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The time it takes any object to complete a 360 degree orbit around another

A

Sidereal period

45
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The average distance between a planet and the sun is measured in

A

Astronomical units

46
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The solar system’s densest planet

47
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Fraction of reflected sunlight off of a planet is known as the?

48
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Earth’s Albedo

49
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Identical revolution and rotation counterclockwise

A

Prograde Rotation

50
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Earth’s axial tilt

51
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The tilt of a planet’s axis of rotation is the main cause of _______ _______

A

astronomical changes

52
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The angle of the sun’s incoming solar radiation is known as what?

A

Angle of insolation

53
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What way does the northern hemisphere tilt, in relation to the suns rays, during winter?

54
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The first day of winter is knows as what?

A

Winter solstice

55
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After the winter solstice, which way do the suns rays migrate?

56
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The first day of spring is knows as what?

A

Vernal equinox

57
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after the vernal equinox, which way do the suns rays migrate?

58
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what way does the northern hemisphere tilt in order to create a high angle of insolation?

A

towards the sun

59
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The first day of summer is known as what?

A

summer solstice

60
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the first day of autumn is known as what?

A

Autumnal equinox

61
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which way do the suns rays move after the autumnal equinox?

62
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What was the most common gas in the beggening of the Earth’s atmosphere?

A

water vapor

63
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As the earth cooled, it rained and created the oceans, that cover _____% of the earth

64
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What is the largest carbon dioxide storehouse?

A

Carbonate Rock

65
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What is the Second Largest Carbon dioxide storehouse?

66
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What percentage of todays atmosphere is nitrogen?

67
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What percentage of todays atmosphere is oxygen?

68
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What percentage of todays atmosphere is water vapor?

69
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What percentage of todays atmosphere is Carbon Dioxide?

70
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The layer closest to the Earth which contains all life and land

A

Troposphere

71
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The layer of the earth that contains the ozone layer and absorbs UV light

A

Stratosphere

72
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By what percentage is the Stratosphere decreasing each decade?

73
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The last two layers of the Atmosphere

A

Medsphere, Thermosphere

74
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Dense materials sinking to the center, while lighter materials rise to the top

A

Chemical Differentiation

75
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A thin layer of rigid rock that is divided into plates

A

lithosphere

76
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a part of the lithosphere that is mainly thick and old, and contains granite

77
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A part of the lithosphere that is mainly basal that is thinner and younger

A

Oceanic Crust

78
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A thicker, more plasticky rock that is capable of flow

A

Asthenosphere

79
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Represents the lower mantle, thicker and more rigid rock due to an increase in pressure

A

Mesosphere

80
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Mainly molten iron and represents spinning fluid that generates earth’s magnetic field

A

outer Core

81
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The part of the core that is mainly solid iron and is the hottest part of the planet

A

inner core

82
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Convection flow in the mantle causes the overlying rigid lithosphere plates to slowly move on top of the underlying plastic asthenosphere

A

plate Techtonics

83
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Plates that are moving apart and conservative plate margins and create new lithosphere through seafloor spreading

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Divergent Plate Boundaries

84
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Plates that are colliding together and are destructive plate margins and destroy old lithosphere through subduction

A

Convergent plate boundaries

85
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Plates that are sliding past each other and are conservative plate margins and do not create or destroy

A

Transform Fault Boundaries

86
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A type of rock that forms from molten rock that cools below ground or above ground

A

igneous rock

87
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A type of rock that has to undergo weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and condensation to form

A

Sedimentary Rock

88
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What is needed in order for a magnetic field to form?

A

Moving, electrically conductive fluid

89
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Where does the earths magnetic field exit?

A

South Magnetic Pole

90
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Where does the earth’s magnetic field enter?

A

North Magnetic Field

91
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What type of magnetic field/magnetosphere does the earth have?

Extreme, moderate, or low

92
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Sun ejected protons and electrons

A

solar wind

93
Q

doughnut shaped rings that can trap some particles of solar wind

A

Van-Allen Radiation belts

94
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What does the outer Van-Allen Belt trap?

95
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What does the inner Van-Allen Belt trap?

96
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Where are the weakest points in the Belts?

97
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The Northern Lights are Known as?

A

Aurora Borealis

98
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the Southern Lights are Known as?

A

Aurora Astralis

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