ORIGIN OF THE EARTH AND EVOLUTION Flashcards
1
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Immanuel Kant
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Nebular Hypothesis
2
Q
Laplace
A
Nebular Hypothesis
3
Q
Chamberlain and Moulton
A
Sun attracts blobs which condense
4
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James Jeans and Sir Harold Jeffrey
A
Sun attracts blobs which condense
5
Q
Otto Schmidt and Carl Weizascar
A
Nebular Hypothesis
6
Q
Edwin Hubble
A
Expanding universe hypothesis
7
Q
Hoyle
A
Concept of steady state
8
Q
Sir George Darwin
A
Moon/Earth Dumbbell hypothesis
9
Q
Earth’s age
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4.6 billion years
10
Q
Earth’s oceans
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4.1 billion years
11
Q
Evolution of life
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3.8 billion years
12
Q
Photosynthesis
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2.5-3 billion years
13
Q
Oxygen in atmosphere
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2 billion years
14
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Present era
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Cainozoic
15
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Present period
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Quaternary
