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Lecture 1
The big picture: Origin of the Earth
What is Geology about? The origin of the Universe
The solar system
Planet Earth an its ynamic systems
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What is Geology about?
Gree!: geology " geo #Earth$ % logos #stuy of$
& vie' of Earth from the moon(
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The origin of the Universe
The expanse of the universe
)uman has yet to etect the eges of the universe( Po'erful raio telescopes
allo' us to reach 1* billion light years a'ay(
Red shifts and expanding universe
+n 1,-,. )ubble an )umason observe that light from istant stars shifte
to'ars the re irection. suggesting the universe is e/paning(
The big bang hypothesis The universe 'as create by a cataclysmic e/plosion from
a ense mass at about 10 billion years ago(
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oppler 2hift
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3e 2hift
This animation emonstrates the oppler effect asapplie to light by simulating the effect of a star4svelocity upon the starlight as vie'e from Earth( Usethe hori5ontal scrollbar to change the star4s velocity(
6otice the re shift as the star recees from you. anthe blue shift as it moves to'ar you( The greater thestar4s spee. the greater the spectral shift( 7by eclanePaor8
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#a$
#b$
)o' can all gala/ies be
moving a'ay from us.
regarless of 'hich irection
'e loo!? )ubble propose
the e/paning universe
theory( &n analogy: &ll
raisins move a'ay from each
other regarless of irection.
after the brea e/pans
uring ba!ing( #2( 9arsha!$
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Thermonuclear fusion
The big bang prouce hyrogen an helium from subatomic particles(
The other elements forme later uring the life cycles of stars through
thermonuclear fusion(
Nuclear fusion: a process that occurs 'hen t'o positively charge
nuclei are brought together that the shortrange nuclear forces of
attraction overcomes the electrical forces of repulsion(
The abunance of the elements generally ecreases 'ith increasing
atomic numbers. the most abunant being ) an )e(
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Prouction of Elements
) forme uring the big bang;
)e forme partly uring the big bang an in stars by fusion;
Larger atoms up to iron forme in stars;
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(Left) Two rovers, Spirit and
Opportunity, landed on Marsearly 2004 after traveling for
more than si months! ("#ove)
One of the first sweeping
images $aptured #y %over
Opportunity, showing unusualro$& out$ropping in 'nduran$e
rater! The layered ro$&s are
#elieved to #e either vol$ani$
ash deposits, or sediments laid
down #y wind or water!
9ars= 9ars== 9ars=== 9ars==== 9ars=====
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The 2olar 2ystem
The solar system 'as forme about >( billion years ago(
Nebular hypothesis:
The solar system is forme from a gaseous is!. 'hich 'as forme
from gravitational collapse of a rotating. interstellar clou of ust an
gas #mostly )- an )e$( The iea can be trace bac! to 1@th century
by Aant an Laplace(
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Nebular hypothesis:
gravitational collapse of solar
nebular Bsprea to form to a rotating
is! B
more than ,0C of materialsgravitate to'ars the
center to form protosun;
local clusters contract to
from protoplantes
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The solar system has nine planets(
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3elative si5es of the 2un an the nine planets(
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The planets can be divided into two groups
The inner terrestrial (Earth-like) planets #9ercury.
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+nternal structure of Dovian an terrestrial planets(
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Planet Earth
& vie' of Earth from &pollo 1(
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The Earth is a dyna!ic system. consisting of five interacting subsystems
#spheres$(
at!osphere: gaseous layer surrouning the Earth(
hydrosphere: all of the liHui 'ater on surface an in the groun
#groun'ater$( Water covers 0C of the surface #,@C of it in the ocean$(
snow and ice polar ice. permafrost. an sea ice(
biosphere: living part of the Earth plants an animals(
"olid earth: roc!y part of the Earth #crust. mantle. core$(
lithosphere: soli outermost layer of the soli Earth( The lithosphere consistsof a o5en rigi plates(
asthenosphere: a mobile 'ea! 5one of the upper mantle beneath lithosphere(
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Earth4s layere structure( #Tarbuc! an Lutgents$
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The Earth is a ynamic system 'ith its subsystems
constantly interact 'ith each other (
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