Solar System Formation – Earth Formation Layers of the Earth Review
The force of attraction between two objects
Accretion solar windgravity
The clumping together of smaller gas and dust particles into larger objects
AccretionSolar windGravity
A stream of charged particles from a star
AccretionGravitySolar wind
Nebula formed from a supernova and contains heavier elements
Terrestrial NebulaGaseous NebulaSolar Nebula
Earth-like planets made of heavier elements and compounds located closer to the sun
Terrestrial PlanetsGaseous PlanetsSolar planets
Planets consisting of lighter elements located further from the Sun
Terrestrial planets Gaseous planetsSolar planets
Mineral compounds made of silicon and oxygen that make up most of the inner planets crust
CarbonatesSilicatesoxides
Left over frozen gaseous debris where dwarf planets are found
Kuiper BeltOort cloudAsteroid belt
Outer boundaries of the Solar System where comets form
Kuiper BeltOort cloudAsteroid Belt
Region between Mars and Jupiter containing irregular shaped objects
Oort CloudKuiper Belt Asteroid Belt
A. THE CRUSTB. THE MANTLE
C. THE INNER CORED. THE OUTER CORE
Layers of the Earth
Which layer is a solid ball due to high pressure?
Which layer is Earth’s Outer Rocky Surface?
A. Inner CoreB. Outer CoreC. CrustD. Mantle
Which layer is semi molten and sits underneath the crust?
A. Inner CoreB. Outer CoreC. CrustD Mantle
Which layer is responsible for Earth’s Magnetic Field?
A. Inner CoreB. Outer CoreC. CrustD. Mantle
Ocean Crust is made of
GraniteBasaltOxygenSilicate
Continental Crust is made of
GraniteBasaltOxygenBasalt
Which is more dense?
ocean crust continental crustBoth are the same
Inner planets are _____ than outer planets
A. Less dense, refractory and hotterB. More dense, volatile and coolerC. More dense, refractory and hotterD. Less dense, refractory and hotter
Solar winds caused
A. Less dense material to be blown fartherB. More dense material to be blown farther
Inner planets have
Cores of silicate rock and iron/nickel crustCores of granite and silicate rock crustCores of iron/nickel and silicate rock crust
Outer Planets have
Cores of silicate rock and crust of silicatesCores of gases and layers of graniteCores of silicate and layers of gases
True or False
The asteroid belt lies between Mars and Saturn
The Oort cloud is close to NeptuneThe Kuiper Belt contains Dwarf planetsThe Kuiper Belt is closest to NeptuneComets originate from the Oort Cloud
The iron catastrophe was responsible for
Forming volcanoesForming the coreForming water on the surface
Which Planets were formed by gravity
Inner planetsOuter planets
Which planets are cooler / lower melting points?
Inner PlanetsOuter Planets
Order of Earth Formation first 5 events
Solar nebular, accretion, bombardment, iron catastrophe & radioactive elements
Solar nebula, accretion, bombardment, radioactive elements & iron catastrophe
Solar nebula, bombardment, accretion, iron catastrophe & radioactive elements
Order of Earth formation, last 5 events
Crust forms/ surface water, magnetic field forms, planetesimal hits earth, volcanoes form, moon moves away.
Magnetic field forms, volcanoes form, planetesimal hits earth, moon moves away & crust forms /surface water
Magnetic field forms, planetesimal hits earth, volcanoes form, moon moves away, crust forms/surface water
Minerals – T or F
Man-madeOrganicCan be solid or liquidDefinite crystal structureDefinite chemical composition
The greatest percentage class of minerals in the crust is
OxidesCarbonatesSilicates
Rock formed from magma
IgneousMetamorphicSedimentary
Rock formed from the layering and cementing of sediments over time
Igneous MetamorphicSedimentary
Any rock type that undergoes great pressure and heat
Igneous MetamorphicSedimentary
How can rocks change over time?
Discussion
How do rocks recycle – why do we call how rocks form the rock cycle?
Discussion