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Ast
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Sect
ion
1–M
WF
150
0-15
5013
4 A
stro
nom
y B
uild
ing
Thi
s C
lass
(L
ectu
re 1
9):
The
Ear
th
Nex
t Cla
ss:
The
Ear
th-M
oon
Syst
em
Mus
ic: A
my
Hit
the
Atm
osph
ere
–C
ount
ing
Cro
ws
Nig
ht O
bser
vatio
ns!
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Out
line
•T
he B
lue
Bal
l.
•D
iffe
rent
iatio
n of
the
earl
y E
arth
.
•E
arth
’s s
truc
ture
.
•T
he E
arth
’s a
tmos
pher
e.
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The
Sol
ar S
yste
m is
Our
s!
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Rad
ius
6378
km
Surf
ace
grav
ity9.
8 m
/s2
Mas
s6.
0x10
24kg
Avg.
Den
sity
5500
kg/
m3
Dis
tanc
e fr
om S
un1.
5x10
8km
Year
365.
2422
day
sSo
lar
day
1 da
y
The
Ear
th –
Fas
t Fac
ts
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Easi
ly g
et t
he M
ass
from
g=
GM
/R2
Then
the
ave
rage
den
sity
is
ρ=
3/4π
M/R
3=
550
0 kg
/m3
This
is b
etw
een
rock
and
iron
, so
som
e of
eac
h.
The
Ear
th –
Fas
t Fac
ts
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Dif
fere
ntia
tion
•A
vera
ge d
ensi
ty o
f E
arth
is
5.5
g/c
m3
•A
vera
ge d
ensi
ty o
n th
e su
rfac
e is
3 g
/cm
3
•So
, som
ethi
ng h
eavy
m
ust b
e in
side
•W
hen
the
Ear
th f
orm
ed
it w
as m
olte
n–
Hea
vy m
ater
ials
(e.
g. ir
on,
nick
el, g
old)
san
k–
Lig
hter
mat
eria
ls (
e.g.
sili
con,
oxy
gen)
flo
ated
to th
e to
p
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Plan
etar
y D
iffe
rent
iatio
n
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Stru
ctur
e•
Luc
kily
, not
all
of
the
iron
san
k to
th
e ce
nter
, els
e w
e w
ould
be
still
in
the
Ston
e A
ge.
•C
ore
is m
ade
of 2
par
ts–
inne
r co
re
and
the
oute
r co
re.
•T
empe
ratu
re in
crea
ses
as y
ou g
o de
eper
. Fr
om a
roun
d 29
0 K
on
surf
ace
to n
earl
y 50
00 K
at c
ente
r.
–H
eate
d by
rad
ioac
tive
deca
y
•T
he d
eepe
r yo
u go
, mor
e pr
essu
re
from
mas
s of
Ear
th.
•M
ass
of th
e co
re =
1/3
Ear
th’s
m
ass
and
near
ly h
alf
the
radi
us.
Cru
st
Man
tle
Out
er C
ore
Inne
r C
ore
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Inne
r C
ore
•R
each
es v
ery
high
tem
pera
ture
s–50
00 K
(C
lose
to th
e te
mpe
ratu
re a
t the
sur
face
of
the
Sun)
!
•B
ut s
till t
he h
igh
pres
sure
mak
es th
e in
ner
core
rem
ains
a
solid
–
Soli
d in
ner
core
–12
00 k
m r
adiu
s
•M
ostly
mad
e of
iron
(Fe
) an
d ni
ckel
(N
i)
•In
form
atio
n ab
out t
he in
ner
core
com
es f
rom
the
stud
y of
ea
rthq
uake
s, m
eteo
rite
s an
d th
e E
arth
’s m
agne
tic f
ield
.
•M
ight
be
rota
ting
fast
er th
an th
e re
st o
f th
e pl
anet
.
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Out
er C
ore
•T
he li
quid
laye
r of
the
Ear
th,
high
pre
ssur
e bu
t not
eno
ugh
to
solid
ify
–L
iqui
d ou
ter
core
–22
00 k
m
radi
us
•M
ostly
Fe
and
Ni.
•M
ade
of v
ery
hot m
olte
n liq
uid
that
flo
ats
and
flow
s ar
ound
the
soli
d in
ner
core
–cr
eate
s th
e E
arth
’s m
agne
tic f
ield
.
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rono
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The
Man
tle
•L
arge
st la
yer
of th
e E
arth
–T
o a
dept
h of
290
0 km
–T
empe
ratu
re in
crea
ses
with
dep
th
–M
ade
of h
eavy
sili
cate
s
•Pa
rts
of th
e m
antle
are
hot
eno
ugh
to
have
an
oozi
ng, p
last
ic f
low
–So
rt o
f lik
e Si
lly P
utty
–C
urre
nts
in th
e m
antle
cau
se p
late
tect
onic
s
–H
ot s
pots
in th
e m
antle
can
bec
ome
plum
es o
f m
agm
a (e
.g.,
the
Haw
aiia
n Is
land
s)
http
://w
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tysp
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aded
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The
Cru
st•
Out
side
laye
r of
the
Ear
th (
incl
udes
oce
ans)
that
fl
oats
on
top
–A
bout
50
km th
ick
–C
olde
st la
yer
–ro
cks
are
rigi
d
•M
ostly
sili
cate
roc
ks–
Mad
e of
ligh
ter
elem
ents
like
sili
con,
oxy
gen,
and
al
umin
um
•O
xyge
n an
d w
ater
are
abu
ndan
t
•E
xcel
lent
insu
lato
r–
Kee
ps th
e E
arth
’s g
eoth
erm
al h
eat
insi
de!
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Ear
th's
Sur
face
•70
% o
f th
e E
arth
's
surf
ace
is c
over
ed
with
wat
er–
Oce
an b
asin
s
–Se
a fl
oors
are
you
ng,
none
mor
e th
an
200
mill
ion
year
s ol
d
•30
% is
dry
land
–C
ontin
ents
–M
ixtu
re o
f yo
ung
rock
s an
d ol
d ro
cks
–U
p to
4.2
bill
ion
year
s ol
d
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Geo
logi
cally
Act
ive
Surf
ace
•T
he y
oung
roc
ks o
n th
e E
arth
's s
urfa
ce
indi
cate
it is
ge
olog
ical
ly a
ctiv
e•
Whe
re d
o th
ese
rock
s co
me
from
?–
Vol
cano
es–
Rif
t val
leys
–O
cean
ic r
idge
s
•A
ir, w
ater
ero
de r
ocks
•T
he s
urfa
ce is
con
stan
tly
chan
ging
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Ear
thqu
ake
Act
ivity
http
://ne
ic.u
sgs.
gov/
neis
/gen
eral
/sei
smic
ity/
wor
ld.h
tml
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Vol
cano
es
http
://w
ww
.vol
cano
.si.e
du/w
orld
/loca
tion.
cfm
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4, 2
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rono
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Pla
te T
ecto
nics
•T
he E
arth
’s s
urfa
ce is
bro
ken
up in
to a
bout
a d
ozen
“pl
ates
”•
Plat
es “
floa
t” o
n de
nser
roc
k be
low
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Con
tinen
tal D
rift
•Y
ou m
ight
thin
k th
at
Sout
h A
mer
ica
and
Afr
ica
“fit”
like
a
jigsa
w p
uzzl
e
•T
his
gave
ris
e to
the
idea
of
cont
inen
tal d
rift
•In
the
1950
s, th
e di
scov
ery
of u
nder
wat
er
mou
ntai
n ri
dges
con
firm
ed th
e id
ea
•T
he s
eafl
oor
betw
een
the
Nor
th A
mer
ica
and
Eur
ope/
Afr
ica
is s
prea
ding
at 3
cm p
er y
ear!
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rono
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How
Pla
te T
ecto
nics
Wor
ks
•C
urre
nts
in th
e de
nser
roc
k sq
ueez
e, p
ull,
brea
k,
and
stre
tch
the
Ear
th's
sur
face
–St
ress
es b
uild
up
betw
een
the
plat
es•
Rel
ease
d in
the
form
of
eart
hqua
kes
–B
reak
s in
the
plat
es a
llow
mag
ma
to f
low
up
•C
reat
es v
olca
noes
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Mov
ing
Ear
th
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rono
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Pla
te T
ecto
nics
in A
ctio
n
Seaf
loor
Spr
eadi
ngPl
ate
Subd
uctio
n
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Pud
ding
Pro
of
http
://w
ww
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th.n
orth
wes
tern
.edu
/peo
ple/
seth
/107
/Pla
tem
otio
n/vl
bi.h
tmht
tp://
kids
.ear
th.n
asa.
gov/
arch
ive/
pang
aea/
SL
R.J
PG
http
://w
ww
.ear
th.n
orth
wes
tern
.edu
/peo
ple/
seth
/107
/Int
ro/s
afpa
lmda
le.h
tml
http
://ki
ds.e
arth
.nas
a.go
v/ar
chiv
e/pa
ngae
a/ev
iden
ce.h
tml
Mar
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rono
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Pla
te T
ecto
nics
in A
ctio
n
Seaf
loor
Spr
eadi
ngPl
ate
Subd
uctio
n
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rono
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Rec
yclin
g B
io-e
lem
ents
•Fr
om g
ravi
ty a
nd r
adio
activ
ity, t
he c
ore
stay
s ho
t.•
Thi
s al
low
s a
pers
istin
g ci
rcul
atio
n of
bio
elem
ents
thro
ugh
cont
inen
tal d
rift
—m
eltin
g of
the
crus
t and
re-
rele
ase
thro
ugh
volc
anoe
s.
•O
ther
wis
e, c
erta
in e
lem
ents
mig
ht g
et lo
cked
into
sed
imen
t la
yers
–e.
g. e
arly
sea
life
.•
May
be p
lane
ts b
eing
for
med
no
w, w
ith le
ss s
uper
nova
e,
wou
ld n
ot h
ave
enou
gh
radi
oact
ivity
to s
uppo
rt
co
ntin
enta
l dri
fts
and
volc
anoe
s.
(Ide
a of
Pet
er W
ard
and
Don
ald
B
row
nlee
.)ht
tp://
ww
w.p
ahal
a-ha
wai
i.com
/j-p
age/
imag
e/ac
tivev
olca
noe.
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rono
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Ear
th’s
Atm
osph
ere
•E
arth
’s a
tmos
pher
e is
a
mix
ture
of
gase
s–
Nit
roge
n (N
2) 7
7%
–O
xyge
n (O
2) 2
1%
–A
rgon
Gas
(A
r) 1
%
–W
ater
Vap
or (
H2O
) 1%
–C
arbo
n D
ioxi
de (
CO
2)
0.03
3%
–T
race
gas
es (
Hel
ium
, Neo
n,
Ozo
ne, M
etha
ne, e
tc.)
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Lay
ers
of th
e A
tmos
pher
e
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Rol
es o
f th
e G
ases
•N
itrog
en is
rel
ativ
ely
iner
t(ch
emic
ally
in
activ
e)•
Oxy
gen
is u
sed
by a
nim
als
to o
xidi
ze(c
hem
ical
ly b
urn)
foo
d fo
r en
ergy
pr
oduc
tion
•W
ater
vap
or a
nd c
arbo
n di
oxid
e ar
e gr
eenh
ouse
gas
es–
Act
as
an in
sula
ting
blan
ket
–E
arth
is 3
5 K
war
mer
than
it w
ould
be
othe
rwis
e
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Lay
ers
of th
e A
tmos
pher
e
•T
ropo
sphe
re -
low
est l
ayer
, 0-1
1 km
–85
% o
f th
e ai
r–
Wea
ther
occ
urs
here
–T
empe
ratu
re d
rops
with
alti
tude
•St
rato
sphe
re -
11-5
0 km
–T
empe
ratu
re g
oes
up w
ith a
ltitu
de–
Ozo
ne la
yer
at th
e to
p
•M
esos
pher
e -
50-8
0 km
–T
empe
ratu
re a
gain
dro
ps w
ith a
ltitu
de
•Io
nosp
here
-80
+ k
m–
Tem
pera
ture
clim
bs, u
p to
100
0 K
at 2
00 k
m
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Ozo
ne L
ayer
•O
zone
is O
3
–T
hree
oxy
gen
atom
s bo
und
toge
ther
–C
reat
ed b
y su
nlig
ht
•A
bsor
bs s
olar
ultr
avio
let l
ight
–Pr
otec
ts li
fe o
n th
e su
rfac
e fr
om h
arm
ful U
V r
ays
•V
ery
low
den
sity
–If
at t
he s
ame
dens
ity a
s ne
ar th
e su
rfac
e on
ly a
few
m
m th
ick
•H
uman
-mad
e ch
emic
als
depl
ete
the
ozon
e la
yer
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Ori
gins
of
Our
Atm
osph
ere
•T
his
is th
e E
arth
’s 3
rdat
mos
pher
e
•Fi
rst w
as f
rom
for
mat
ion
–H
ydro
gen
and
heliu
m
–E
scap
ed to
spa
ce
•Se
cond
was
fro
m v
olca
noes
–C
arbo
n di
oxid
e an
d w
ater
, som
e ni
trog
en
–10
0 tim
es th
icke
r th
an o
ur a
tmos
pher
e to
day!
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Wha
t Hap
pene
d to
the
CO
2?
•W
ater
–
Prec
ipita
ted
out o
f th
e ai
r, in
to th
e oc
eans
–C
O2
diss
olve
d in
to th
e oc
eans
•L
ife
–C
onve
rted
CO
2in
the
wat
er in
to s
hells
–N
ow tr
appe
d in
sea
floo
r se
dim
ents
–Ph
otos
ynth
etic
org
anis
ms
conv
erte
d C
O2
into
O
2
•W
hat r
emai
ned
was
N2,
O2,
and
H2O
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Pre
ssur
ized
Col
lisio
ns w
ith th
e w
alls
of
the
box
tran
sfer
m
omen
tum
(ch
ange
vel
ocity
) th
at im
plie
s a
chan
ge
in a
ccel
erat
ion,
whi
ch m
eans
a f
orce
. T
hat f
orce
can
be
inte
rpre
ted
as p
ress
ure.
For
an
idea
l gas
: NkT
PV
=
Vm
NV
M/
/ :
note
==
ρ
mkT
P/
:
soρ
=
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Ear
th’s
Atm
osph
ere
•T
hink
abo
ut th
e co
lum
n of
air
abo
ve y
ou.
•C
onsi
der
a sl
ab in
that
col
umn
with
a c
onst
ant
tem
pera
ture
(is
othe
rmal
) Adh
dVdM
ρρ
==
dhA
dhg
gdM
Fw
ρ−
=−
=
Mas
s of
sla
b:
Forc
e on
sla
b:
A d
ownw
ard
forc
e, b
ut it
doe
sn’t
fal
l? W
hy?
T
he a
tmos
pher
e ha
s m
ass,
so
why
isn’
t it a
ll po
oled
aro
und
our
feet
?
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rono
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The
Pre
ssur
e is
on
•T
here
is a
dif
fere
nce
in p
ress
ure.
–O
n bo
ttom
P(h
) an
d on
top
P(h
+dh
)
•If
the
atm
osph
ere
is in
hyd
rost
atic
equ
ilibr
ium
the
dow
nwar
d fo
rce
of g
ravi
ty is
cou
nter
ed b
y th
e up
war
d fo
rce
of p
ress
ure.
dh
h
Ah
Pdh
hP
AP
Fp
)](
)(
[−
+=
×∆
=
dhdhd
mkTA
ρ=
dhdhdP
A=
Mar
4, 2
005
Ast
rono
my
210
Spri
ng 2
005
Den
sity
Den
tist
•If
we
are
in h
ydro
stat
ic e
quili
briu
m th
en–
F w=
F p
dhdhd
AkT
Adh
gρ
ρ=
−
kTdhm
gd
−=
ρρA
tmos
pher
ic
dens
ity is
ex
pone
ntia
lly
decr
easi
ng w
ith
heig
ht!