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The temperature range of the Mesosphere
-15°C along the bottom, -90°C along the top
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Describe an Oblate Spheroid
Flattened at the poles and bulges along the equator
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What is the temperature of the Exosphere
2,000°C or above
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The exosphere extends from the ---
EXOBASE
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The Hydrosphere is a mass of water that contains ___ of all the Earth's aater
97%
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Temperature of the rocks in the Mantle
3,700°C
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Other scientists believe that the --- contains all space, time, matter, andenergy in it.
The Universe
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What is Plasma?
A mix of charged IONS & ELECTRONS ; a superheated state of matter
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How did scientists determine the age of the Earth?
They used ROCK FOSSILS in Australia
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The proponents of the Big Bang Theory
Georges Henri Joseph Edouard Demaître
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The thinnest layer of the Earth
The Crust
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Define "Cosmic Microwave Background"
Light that travels freely throughout the universe
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It is speculated that there is an 8th continent below New Zealand called ---
Zealandia
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This is the solid part of the Earth, containing soil, rocks, and minerals in the crust, mantle, and core.
The Geosphere
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Exact age of the Earth
4.54 Billion Years (± 50 Million Years) ⅓ the Age of the Universe
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The coldest layer of the atmosphere
The Mesosphere
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Define "Hypothesis"
A claim that can be tested by futher explanation. (Has no evidences)
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Why is the Continental Crust brittle?
Due to earthquakes, and stretches from the solid rigid Lithosphere
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Give the percentages of the elements in the Atmosphere
78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 0.04% Carbon Dioxide, 0.09% Argon, with trace elements such as Nitrous Oxide, Methane, and Ozone
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The Hydrosphere is responsible for:
Forming Valleys and Canyons
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The thickest part of the Geosphere
The Mantle
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Distance of the Stratosphere
10-50km
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What happened at the Inflation?
The universe cooled down, atoms, stars, and galaxies formed.
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What's under the Cryosphere?
Glaciers, Ice caps, and Icebergs
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Composition of the Mantle
Silicates - a variety of compounds that share a Silicon and Oxygen structure
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Give the 5 elements present in the Mantle
Iron, Aluminium, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium
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How does water move through the Hydrosphere?
In the Hydrologic Cycle/Water Cycle
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Reasons why the Earth is habitable
TEMPERATURE: -15°C to 115°C ATMOSPHERE: 100 Miles thick atmosphere that protects from harmful radiation & meteors SUFFICIENT ENERGY & NUTRIENTS WATER CYCLE & VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
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What happens at the Thermosphere?
The harmful UV radiation is absorbed, raising its temperature from 500°C to 2,000°C or higher.
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Temperature of the Troposphere
50°C
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The frozen part of the Hydrosphere
The Cryosphere
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Whats in the Lower Mantle
Solid Phase, The layer responsible for volcanic and seismic activities
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What's in the Asthenosphere
Viscous, ductile, semisolid material
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Why is there gold at the Core?
MOLTEN IRON sank to the core, and took with it other precious metals such as Platinum.
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Shape of the Earth
Oblate Spheroid (Centrifugal Force)
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Whats in the Troposphere
99% of the Earth's water vapor
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Thickness, Temperature, State, and Composition of the Inner & Outer Core
OUTER: 2,300km, 4000 to 5000°C, Liquid State, Nickel and Iron in a molten state INNER: 1,200km, 5000 to 7000°C, Solid State, Densest part of the Geosphere
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EVIDENCES OF THE BIG BANG THEORY
Cosmic Microwave Background Redshift Abundance of Elements
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Thickness of the Mantle
2,900km Thick
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1 Light year
9.4607 x 10¹²Km
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Temperature of the Stratosphere
-5°C to 0°C
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Discovery of the CMB
1963
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The length of the Thermosphere
Extends up to 600km high
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Approximate age & diameter of the Universe
~13.8 Billion Years 91 Billion LY
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What does Ozone do?
Ozone absorbs high-energy UV radiation that comes from the sun, converting UV radiation to energy
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This layer has 90% of the atmosphere's Ozone
The Stratosphere
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The distance of the Mesosphere
85km above the Stratosphere
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Where is most of the Earth's Gold?
Core
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The Greek word for Water
Hydro
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The Greek word for Ground
Geo
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Define "Theory"
An established, well crafted claim and has supporting EVIDENCE
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The distance of the Exosphere
10,000km High
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A theory proposed in the 1700s, proposed by??
Nebular Theory or Protoplanet Hypothesis Emmanuel Swedenborg, Immanuel Kant, Pierre Simon
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The Hydrosphere is all the water on the surface:
Underground, Atmosphere in the presence of Water Vapor, Liquid Water and Ice
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Thickness of the Oceanic and Continental Crust
Oceanic: 5-10km Thick Continental: 10-70km Thick
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This law suggests that the universe is expanding.
Hubble's Law
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Distance of the Troposphere
10km above sea level
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This is subdivided into tectonic plates with boundaries
The Lithosphere
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Who discovered Redshift and when
American Astronomer Edwin Hubble, 1929
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The Hydrosphere contains ___, playing a key role in ____, and regulating the _____
Various life forms, ecosystems, atmosphere