Age of Earth/1 Strange Rock

What is being age dated when age dating a planet?

• The age of the whole planet.

• The age of the surface, not the whole planet.

• The age of the mantle.

• The age of the all the animals that ever lived.

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When did frequent large impacts stop?

• about 9,000 years ago

• about 3 million years ago

• about 9 billion years ago

• about 3.9 billion years ago

How long has the recycling of Earth’s crust been going on?

• about 4 billion years

• about 4,000 years

• about 4 million years

• about 400 years

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“4.5 billion years ago we started with a ​ (a)   that created a ​ (b)   that made our ​ (c)   that gave us the rhythms of ​ (d)   but more than that it gave us the ​ (e)   of life we see around us.” ~ Will Smith

• smash
• tilt
• seasons
• existence
• diversity
• Earth
• gold

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

How long was a day right after the collision?

• 5 hours

• 33 hours

• 1 hour

• 27 hours

Match the following

• Earth's start: cloud of dust and gas

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• Earth's twin, Theia, saying hello!

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• Member of Earth's seed dispersal system

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• The reason for seasons

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• The moon's power

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

According to Will Smith, our world was born from _________________.

What did the asteroid hit and how did that impact the earth?.

• A sulfur reserve that made the Earth smell!

• A sulfur reserve that released pollution that blocked the sun.

• The ocean that released steam that blocked the sun.

• Another crater that released pollution that blocked the sun

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

After Theia collided with Earth, what slowed the earth down?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

After Theia collided with Earth and the debris cooled down, what was formed?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1