February 29, 2016

Planet Earth

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Introduction
Lesson 1: Planet Earth
Earth Science: grade 10
For this lesson we will focus on our Earth and its place in our Solar system.
Objectives: learn about the position of our planet in the solar system and
why it is able to support life. By the end of this lesson, you will know all
about our planet an what makes it unique enough to allow us to live here.

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Our Solar System

Our Solar system is part of the Milky-way galaxy
One star: The Sun
Eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and
Neptune (in order from closest to the Sun to farthest away)
169 moons and many asteroids
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are smaller, rocky planets (Terrestrial
planets) while Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are very large gas
planets (Jovian planets)
Earth is the only planet capable of supporting life
Use the link to take a tour of our solar system: click on the globe.

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Place the names of the planets in order from

closest to farthest from the Sun
Jupiter
Mars

Venus
Saturn

Uranus
Neptune

Earth

Mercury

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Earth at a glance
Earth is the most studied planet in our solar system. It is the perfect
distance from the sun to allow liquid water which is unique to Earth. The
combination of water, sunlight, and our atmosphere allow Earth to
support life. With green vegetation and water in rivers, lakes, and
oceans, Earth becomes a beautiful, colorful planet

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Our Atmosphere
One of the most important aspect of Earth's atmosphere is that we can
breath it. It consists of many gasses: move the covers next to the name of
the gas to see how much of each one makes up our atmosphere. Which gas
do you think would be present in the largest amount?
Nitrogen: 78%
Oxygen: 21 %
Argon: 0.9%
Carbon Dioxide: 0.03%
Water vapor: from 0.1-3%

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The Structure of Our Atmosphere

Our Atmosphere can be divided
up in to 4 different layers:
Troposphere: this is where
we live and where weather
happens: below 12km
Stratosphere: this layer
contains our ozone layer:
40-50km
Mesosphere: 50-80km
Exosphere/Ionosphere: this
part of the atmosphere is
partially ionized by ultra violet
radiation: above 80km

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What have we learned so far?

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The Composition of Earth

Earth is made up of different layers:
Inner core: a solid metallic layer held under great pressure and
extremely high temperatures. The temperature of the inner core
is almost the same temperature as the Sun.
Outer core: Liquid sphere at a very high temperature
Mantle: a ductile solid material- solid but still able to flow
Crust: rigid outer covering. Consists of dense oceanic crust and
more buoyant continental crust.
We know this information based on the study of Earthquake
waves and the speed at which they travel through Earth's
different layers. Lets take a look at this article to learn more
about this study: click the globe to go to the site.

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The Composition of Earth Continued

Mantle

Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust

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Let's test your knowledge

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A note for teachers: use this lesson to teach students about Earth
and it's place in the atmosphere. Follow the directions on each
slide and ask the class to answer the questions by calling on
students to participate.
Image Sources:
Page 4 background: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/
commons/d/d7/Carina_Dwarf_Galaxy.jpg
Page 6: https://static.pexels.com/photos/2422/sky-earthgalaxy-universe.jpg
Page 7: http://www.amaliachimera.com/hold/space/floor.jpg