Solar System: 4.6 billion years old Earth: 4.5 billion years old Universe: 13.8 billion years.

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Solar System: 4.6 billion years old Earth: 4.5 billion years old Universe: 13.8 billion years Age of the Earth, Solar System and Universe

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Age of the Earth

Solar System: 4.6 billion years oldEarth: 4.5 billion years oldUniverse: 13.8 billion yearsAge of the Earth, Solar System and Universe

Radioactive DecayThe decay of radioactive elements into other elementsMass gets released as energy

Radiometric DatingUses the rate of decay of certain elements to date rock and other objects

Half-LifeThe time it takes for an element to decay by half

Evidence for the age of the EarthDating rocksDating meteoritesDating lunar rocks

Astronomical Unit (AU)The distance from the Earth to the Sun149,600,000 km (92,957,130 miles)

Measuring the Solar System

Parsec: 8 trillion milesUsed to measure the distance to stars206,265 AU

Measuring the Universe

Speed of light186,282 miles/second670,615,200 mphLight Year: the distance light can travel in one year5.9 trillion milesProxima Centauri : 4.2 ly

Speed of Light

History of the Universe in 10 minuteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXLfbfsidp4


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Fossils. The earliest clues about life on earth are about 3.5 billion years old!!!!
Fossils. The earliest clues about life on earth are about 3.5 billion years old!!!!
BIG BANG 20 BILLION YEARS AGO EARTH FORMED 4.6 BILLION YEARS AGO LIFE APPEARS 3 BILLION YEARS AGO MAN EVOLVED 3 MILLION YEARS AGO TODAY.
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We know Earth is 4.6 Billion years old BUT HOW DO WE KNOW?
We know Earth is 4.6 Billion years old BUT HOW DO WE KNOW?
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The universe is 13.799±0.021 billion years old ThTe ...
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PMCHome - Planetary and Marine Computing · Dinosaur? What is the age of the Earth? a) 6000 years old b) 1.8 million years old c) 20.2 billion years old d) 4.6 billion years old .
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Earth History - The Geologic Time Scale. The Age of the Earth 4.6 billion years old = 4,600,000,000.
Earth History - The Geologic Time Scale. The Age of the Earth 4.6 billion years old = 4,600,000,000.
Studying Space SOL version. The Universe How Old? -- 13.7-15 billion years old How did it begin? – The Big Bang Theory.
Studying Space SOL version. The Universe How Old? -- 13.7-15 billion years old How did it begin? – The Big Bang Theory.
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Ch. 6 Study Guide Answers. According to geologists, the Earth is approximately ________________. (how old) – 4.6 billion years.
Ch. 6 Study Guide Answers. According to geologists, the Earth is approximately ________________. (how old) – 4.6 billion years.
Tree of Life Planet Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. Oldest known rocks are about 3.8 billion years old. Oldest fossils (prokaryotes) are about.
Tree of Life Planet Earth is about 4.6 billion years old. Oldest known rocks are about 3.8 billion years old. Oldest fossils (prokaryotes) are about.
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3.5 Billion years old micro-algae Cyano-bacteria€¦ · 3.5 Billion years old micro-algae Cyano-bacteria 3.5 Billion years ago the Earth atmosphere Was covered with CO2 and CH4.
3.5 Billion years old micro-algae Cyano-bacteria€¦ · 3.5 Billion years old micro-algae Cyano-bacteria 3.5 Billion years ago the Earth atmosphere Was covered with CO2 and CH4.
Geologists estimate that the earth is about 4.6 billion years old!!! 4,600,000,000 years How are we able to estimate something like this?
Geologists estimate that the earth is about 4.6 billion years old!!! 4,600,000,000 years How are we able to estimate something like this?