Scribd
Upload
63 views

C7 Revision Earth and Atmosphere

The document provides information about Earth's structure and atmosphere. It discusses: 1) The early Earth's atmosphere contained gases from volcanic eruptions like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water vapor. Over time, photosynthesis, bacteria, and the formation of fossils, limestone, and fossil fuels changed the atmosphere's composition. 2) Alfred Wegener proposed continental drift theory in 1915, suggesting continents were once joined but drifted apart over time. Evidence included matching fossils, rocks, and coastline shapes. His ideas were initially rejected due to lack of evidence for continental movement. 3) Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in Earth's mantle caused by heat from the core. Plates diverge

Uploaded by

Denesha Kaur
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
63 views

C7 Revision Earth and Atmosphere

The document provides information about Earth's structure and atmosphere. It discusses: 1) The early Earth's atmosphere contained gases from volcanic eruptions like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water vapor. Over time, photosynthesis, bacteria, and the formation of fossils, limestone, and fossil fuels changed the atmosphere's composition. 2) Alfred Wegener proposed continental drift theory in 1915, suggesting continents were once joined but drifted apart over time. Evidence included matching fossils, rocks, and coastline shapes. His ideas were initially rejected due to lack of evidence for continental movement. 3) Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in Earth's mantle caused by heat from the core. Plates diverge

Uploaded by

Denesha Kaur
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Chemistry 1 Revision: C7 Earth and atmosphere

Task 1: Use the revision guide to produce a mini mind map or bullet point summary for the following key areas on this topic.
Task 2: Practise past questions and assess using the mark scheme
Label the diagram showing the structure of the Earth:

Earths atmosphere
ammonia condensed bacteria decreased dissolves energy
fossil fuels increased limestone oceans photosynthesis plants
shells space volcanic eruptions

atmosphere
crust
mantle
core

convection currents
cooled
continental drift
core dense
different
earthquakes
expert
fossils
land bridges
mantle
no evidence radioactivity rocks shapes
slowly
volcanoes
wrinkled
C d. theory: In 1915 Alfred Wegener
suggested that the continents had once been joined together but then
s. drifted apart:

The gases in the Earths early atmosphere came from v..


e. The gases in the atmosphere changed over time:
carbon dioxide has d. due to:
p. / micro-organisms
absorbed carbon dioxide in p
Wegeners evidence:

d... in o

1. s.. of continents fit together,


like a jigsaw

used to form the s.. / skeletons of marine organisms

2. f. and r. match up when


continents are put together

locked up as f. f..

Other scientists theories:


1. as hot Earth c.. the surface
w., forming mountains
2. continents had once been joined by l...
b explained matching fossils and
rocks
Wegeners ideas were not accepted at the time because
Wegener had n.... e.. to explain how continents could
move
other scientists had d.. ideas / views

locked up as l / carbonates
oxygen has i due to:
p / bacteria
releasing oxygen in p
nitrogen has i.. due to:
a reacted with oxygen
b. / micro-organisms release nitrogen
Water vapour has d due to:
as Earths temperature cooled, water vapour c.. and
formed the oceans
Life on Earth
ammonia

Wegener was not an e. geologist

asteroids comets
meteorites

energy
oceans

hydrocarbons
space

lightning

On the early Earth e. from the Sun, volcanoes, or l


could have formed a primordial soup: o.. filled with a dilute
solution of complex organic molecules needed for life (amino acids).
Describe what causes the Earths tectonic plates to move:

The Miller-Urey experiment demonstrated that amino acids could be made

1. R.. in the c. releases heat energy.

from the interaction of h..., a.. and

2. This makes m.. material less d.. so it rises

lightning. Other theories suggest that life started in s. and

3. This causes c.. c.. in the mantle.

was brought to Earth on c, a. and some

4. Plates are forced apart or collide together, causing e..

m.

and v..

Separating gases in air (HIGHER ONLY)

Predicting Earthquakes and volcanoes


convection currents crust earthquakes
measure pressure slowly

forces
where

heat limit

These occur at plate boundaries. H... from radioactive processes in the


core causes c.. c. in the mantle which make plates
move. Plates normally move s.... (a few centimetres per year) but sudden
release of strain energy causes e. Scientists cannot accurately
predict when earthquakes and volcanic eruptions will occur because they cant
be certain

boiling points carbon dioxide condenses cooled decrease


expand fractional distillation liquids lower pressure water
F.. d.. is used to separate a mixture
of l.. with different b p
1. Gaseous air is c below 200oC so it c to a liquid
achieved using high p..
2. Pressure is released so air e. rapidly this causes
temperature to d further so c.. d.. and

what is happening under the c..

w. solidify and are removed

w.. the forces / p.. are building up

3. Liquid air is allowed to warm up, l.. boiling point gases boil off first
and are separated

we cannot m the forces


when the f. reach their l

You might also like