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1 Earth - Home Sweet Home 1
2 From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous: Formation of the Solar Systems and Planets 2
3 Perspective on our place in the The Milky Way Galaxy video
4 Perspective on our place in the The Milky Way Galaxy video
5 Perspective on our place in the The Milky Way Galaxy video 4
6 Perspective on our place in the The Milky Way Galaxy video 4
7 ARE WE ALONE? 5
8 ARE WE ALONE? Hubble Ultra-Deep Field 5
9 ARE WE ALONE? Hubble Ultra-Deep Field 5
10 Hubble Ultra-Deep Field 5
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12 Inside the Milky Way Galaxy Mt. Lasen Mt. Shasta 7
13 UNIVERSE FORMS 13.7 Billion Years Ago THE BIG BANG 8
14 How We Know the Universe is 13.7 Billion Years Ago 9
15 How We Know the Universe is 13.7 Billion Years Ago 10
16 How we got to Today (Lecture Manual) 11
17 Earth History - Geologic Time Today Cenozoic 65 Ma Mesozoic 245 Ma Paleozoic 550 Ma Proterozoic 2500 Ma Archean 3800 Ma Hadean Ma Era Cenozoic Meso zoic Paleozoic System and Series Began mybp Relative Time (1 dot or character = 1 million years) Quaternary Holocene 0.01 Pleistocene 1.8 X Pliocene 5 W Miocene 23 Tertiary Oligocene 34 Eocene 57 V U T Paleocene 65 S RQ P O N M Cretaceous 144 Jurassic 208 L K J I Triassic 245 H G F Permian 286 E Carboniferous Pennsylvanian 320 Systems Mississippian 360 D Devonian 408 C B A 9 Silurian Ordovician Cambrian 544 Events 0 Earth formed 1 Life originates 2 Oldest age-dated rocks 3 Blue-green algae 4 Bacteria 5 Cells with a nucleus 6 Multicellular life 7 Fish 8 Land plants 9 Insects A Amphibians B Sharks C Plants with seeds (ferns) D Reptiles E End-Permian extinction F Early dinosaurs (such as Eoraptor) G Mammals (shrew-like) H Turtles I Archeopteryx J Apatosaurus K Allosaurus L Stegosaurus M Flowering plants N Duck-billed dinosaurs O Tricerotops P Tyrannosaurus rex Q End-Cretaceous extinction R Dogs and cats S Grasses widespread T Pigs and deer U Horses (Eohippus) V Monkeys W Hominids X First of four ice ages Precambrian Proterozoic Era Archean Era Hadean Era 2,500 3,800 4,
18 How we got to Today (Lecture Manual) Geologic Time Scale (not to scale) Eon Era Period Epoch Age Events Phanerozoic Cenozoic Quarternary Holocene 10 Ka Pleistocene Wisconsin ice age (10-25 Ka) Fort Funston marine terrace formed (100 Ka) (CALIF) Illinoisian ice age ( Ka) Homo Sapiens first appear ( Ka) Eruption of Mt. Lassen spews ash across state (400 Ka) (CALIF) Kansan ice age ( Ka) San Francisco Bay forms (400 Ka) (CALIF) 1.6 Ma Nebraskan ice age (1-2 Ma) Merced formation begins accumulating (1 Ma) (CALIF) Tertiary Pliocene Ancient hominids first appear ( Ma) Purisima Formation deposited (Moss Beach) (3-5 Ma) (CALIF) 5.3 Ma Uplift of Coast Ranges and Mt. Diablo begins (5 Ma) (CALIF) Miocene 23.7 Ma Oligocene 36.6 Ma San Andreas fault formed (25 Ma) (CALIF) Eocene 57.8 Ma Paleocene 66.4 Ma Mesozoic Cretaceous Upper Last dinosaur (66.4 Ma) Montara Mountain granite forms in Sierras (88 Ma) (CALIF) 97.5 Ma First modern mammal (90 Ma) Lower 144 Ma Marin Headlands Terrane accretes in Franciscan Subduction Zone (100 Ma) (CALIF) Jurassic Pangaea break up (Atlantic Ocean) (175 Ma) Franciscan subduction zone ( Ma) (CALIF) Marin Headlands Chert and Shale accumulate on seafloor ( Ma) (CALIF) 208 Ma Marin Headlands Pillow Basalt forms at spreading center (200 Ma) (CALIF) Triassic Pangaea formation is complete (225 Ma) Smartville subduction zone ( Ma) (CALIF) 245 Ma First dinosaur (228 Ma) Paleozoic Permian 286 Ma Mass extinction event (245 Ma) Carboniferous Pennsylvanian 320 Ma First reptiles Mississippian 360 Ma First bony fish (360 Ma) Devonian First amphibians Sonomia subduction zone ( Ma) (CALIF) 408 Ma First forests and insects (400 Ma) Silurian 438 Ma First land plants Ordovician 505 Ma First primitive fishes Cambrian First trilobite (540 Ma) 570 Ma First organisms with shells (570 Ma) Precambrian Proterozoic Late First multicelled organisms (670 Ma) 900 Ma North American western margin is passive ( Ma) (CALIF) Middle 1.6 Ga Early 2.5 Ga First one-celled organisms with nucleus (2.2 Ga) Archean Late 3.0 Ga Middle 3.4 Ga Early 3.8 Ga First evidence of photosynthesis (stromatolites) (3.5 Ga) First evidence of life (bacteria single celled with no nucleus) (3.8 Ga) Hadean Formation of oceans and oldest known rocks (4.4 Ga) 4.6 Ga Formation of Earth and its immediate differentiation into layers (4.6 Ga) *Age is when division begins: Ka = thousands of years old; Ma = millions of years old; Ga = billions of years old. 13
19 Solar Nebula Hypothesis Orion nebula (stellar nursery) Star Birth 14
20 Solar Nebula Hypothesis Orion nebula (stellar nursery) Star Birth Ga
21 Solar Nebula Hypothesis Homogeneous nebula (74% H, 24% He, 2% other) Orion nebula (stellar nursery) Star Birth Ga
22 Solar Nebula Hypothesis Homogeneous nebula (74% H, 24% He, 2% other) 98.8% of solar system mass is in the sun Orion nebula (stellar nursery) Star Birth Ga
23 Differentiation of the solar system by the Solar Wind 16
24 Accretionary disk around a Proto-star 17
25 Solar Nebula Hypothesis Homogeneous nebula (74% H, 24% He, 2% other) 98.8% of solar system mass is in the sun Orion nebula (stellar nursery) Heterogeneous proto-solar system Star Birth Ga
26 Planetary Formation by Accretion 19
27 Planetary Formation by Accretion Magma Ocean Hypothesis 19
28 Planetary Differentiation leads to a planet that is compositional layered 20
29 Density and composition of our Neighbors Planet Average Density (g/cm^3) Composition Terrestrial Mercury % Iron - 30% Silicate rock Venus % Iron - 40% Silicate rock Earth % Iron - 65% Silicate rock Our moon % Iron - 80% Silicate rock Mars % Iron - 75% Silicate rock Jovian Jupiter 1.4 Mostly H, He, O, N, F, S Saturn 0.69 Mostly H, He, O, N, F, S Uranus 1.27 Mostly H, He, O, N, F, S You and your group are curious about the the general patterns of the average density and composition of the planets with respect to their proximity to the sun. What are your observations and what hypothesis might they lead you to propose? 21
30 Lunar Formation ~4 Ga 22 Proto-planet
31 Lunar Formation ~4 Ga Interstellar velocities 22 Proto-planet
32 Lunar Formation ~4 Ga Interstellar velocities 30,000 to 60,000 mph (do not need to know) 22 Proto-planet
33 Time Series of Mars size impactor 23
34 Earth with Rings 24
35 Formation of the Solar System, Earth, and Moon v=_mcc8kfacrk&feature=related
36 How does our star (The Sun) size up to others in the Milky Way Galaxy 26
37 How does our star (The Sun) size up to others in the Milky Way Galaxy 26
38 Deductive Reasoning Skills In your group, From what we have learned about the solar system today, deduce what the the 4 main compositional types of extraterrestrial objects (meteors)? 27
39 Silicate stoney meteorites Comets ( icy CO2, H2O) Iron alloy meteorites 28 Chondritic meteorite
40 Earths Interior
41 Earth - Home Sweet Home Next Quiz 1) Vocabulary Chapters 1a and 11 2) Review Questions Chp 1a and Lecture 30
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