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EARTH. The History. There are events in earth’s history which we consider milestones. Which do you think is one of Earth’s milestones? 1 st Birthday Becoming a Planet Going Canoeing.
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EARTH The History
There are events in earth’s history which we consider milestones Which do you think is one of Earth’s milestones? 1st Birthday Becoming a Planet Going Canoeing
The planet began as a lifeless sphere covered in molten rock. It contained no water and was surrounded by hydrogen and methane gas. 4.6 Billion years ago the earth formed What are hydrogen and methane? Solids Liquids Gasses
The moon was formed • Scientist believe the moon was once part of the Earth, but an asteroid hit earth and broke off a piece forming the moon. 4.5 billion years ago What is the moon made of? Cheese Rock Gas
Bacteria arose on Earth • Normally we think negatively of bacteria, but these bacteria help put oxygen into the atmosphere! 3.8 billion years ago Which of these are caused by bacteria? Tooth Decay Oxygen Both
The earth began to cool and water vapor in the atmosphere began to cool and form the first clouds 3.6 Billion years ago What are clouds made of? Earth Bacteria Water
Eukaryotic cells evolved. 2 billion years ago ·These are single cells with a nucleus. You, plants and animals have these cells. Which of these have eukaryotic cells? Humans Plants Both
Earth has contained oxygen for only the last 10% of it’s history thanks to plants and cyanobacteria. 0.5 Billion Years ago the Earth’satmosphere became saturated with oxygen Which of these Need oxygen to survive? Trees People All Living Things
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CIG Center for Isot0pe Geochemistry, UC Berkley and LBNL. Web. 4 Oct 2010. <http://eps.berkeley.edu/cig/depaolo/eps102/PPT5_Condensation_Accretion.html>. • "Elodea leaf." Mr. Fode- Life Science. Web. 4 Oct 2010. http://mrforde.blogspot.com/2008/10/when-you-look-at-this-image-you-can.html.> • "Moon." THE BIG PHOTO. Web. 4 Oct 2010. <http://thebigfoto.com/earths-moon>. • Schrock , Kathy. "Birth of Earth." Discovery Education. Discovery Education, 2010. Web. 6 Oct 2010. <http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/birthofearth/>. • "Some Important Events in Earth’s History." Teaching Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences. National Science Foundation, 04/19/2010. Web. 5 Oct 2010. <http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/activities/calculatortape.html>. • All clipart provided in this presentation was used from Microsoft Word by Microsoft Corporation. References:
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