earth and environmental science 7.1 study guide
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Age of the earth, Precambrian, Mesozoic, Triassic, Jurassic, origin of life, extinction primordialTRANSCRIPT
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Earth and Environmental ScienceModule Seven
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How old is the Earth?
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How old is the Earth?
4.55 billion years
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Describe the conditions of the Earth in the beginning.
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Describe the conditions of the Earth in the beginning.
Hot molten surface with no atmosphere.
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How did the moon form?
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How did the moon form?
An asteroid the size of Mars hit the Earth and gauged out a chunk that became our moon.
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Name the 4 geological eras.
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Name the 4 geological eras.
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic
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Which era lasted the longest?
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Which era lasted the longest?
Precambrian
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In which era did life appear?
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In which era did life appear?
Precambrian
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What was the name of the first life form?
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What was the name of the first life form?
Cyanobacteria
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What special characteristic did this life form have that improved the atmosphere?
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What special characteristic did this life form have that improved the atmosphere?
They could photosynthesize
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Which era is known as “the age of ancient life”?
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Which era is known as “the age of ancient life”?
Paleozoic
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How long ago did plants evolve?
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How long ago did plants evolve?
400 million years ago
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Where did our fossil fuels come from?
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Where did our fossil fuels come from?
The remains of ancient plants and animals
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In what era were mountains formed?
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In what era were mountains formed?
Paleozoic
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When Pangaea formed, what type of extinction occurred?
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When Pangaea formed, what type of extinction occurred?
90% of all marine animals became extinct.
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In what period did dinosaurs and mammals appear?
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In what period did dinosaurs and mammals appear?
Triassic
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In what period did the Rocky Mountains form?
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In what period did the Rocky Mountains form?
Jurassic
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How long ago did the Cenozoic period arise?
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How long ago did the Cenozoic period arise?
65 million years ago
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How did the Great Lakes form?
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How did the Great Lakes form?
Melting ice from glaciers.
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How long has there been a recorded human history?
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How long has there been a recorded human history?
5000 years.
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Name 2 pieces of evidence that adds to the geological time scale.
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Name 2 pieces of evidence that adds to the geological time scale.
Fossils and radiometric dating.
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How long ago was Grandfather Mountain formed?
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How long ago was Grandfather Mountain formed?
750-550 million years ago
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Explain what Dr. Riggs discovered through his research of the outer banks.
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Explain what Dr. Riggs discovered through his research of the outer banks.
He found that they were formed about 12,000 years ago and have experienced many disappearances and reformations.
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What is the current human population?
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What is the current human population?
7 billion
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Explain how the human population rise is impacting the Earth.
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Explain how the human population rise is impacting the Earth.
It is putting stress on Earth’s resources. Earth has a finite amount of resources such as clean water. More people equal less resources.