THE EARTH

By - Rida Razvi, 12th ‘D’

ORIGIN OF THE EARTH

 Earth, along with the other planets, is believed to have been born 4.5
billion years ago as a solidified cloud of dust and gases left over from
the creation of the Sun.
 For perhaps 500 million years, the interior of Earth stayed solid and
relatively cool, perhaps 2,000°F.
 The main ingredients were iron and silicates, with small amounts of
other elements, some of them radioactive.
CONTINENTAL DRIFT

 Alfred Wegener said that all of the continents were once together as
one land mass, which he named Pangaea, which means "all land".
 This land mass broke apart into separate continents about 20 million
years ago
 When Pangaea broke up, the northern continents of North America
and Eurasia became separated from the southern continents of
Antarctica, India, South America, Australia and Africa. The large
northern continent is called Laurasia and the southern continent is
called Gondwanaland.
CONTINENTAL DRIFT

 If you look at a map of Earth's surface, you will notice that the edges
of some of the continents seem to fit together like puzzle pieces.
 His idea was called the continental drift theory.
HUMAN IMPACT ON EARTH

 Global Warming
 Climate Change
GLOBAL WARMING

 Global warming is the increase in average temperature of the earths

near surface air and oceans.
 Most of the observed temperature increase is caused by increased
concentration of greenhouse gases.
 Emission of green house gases like carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous
oxide etc into the atmosphere.
 The major source is carbon dioxide (80%)
 20% by methane and nitrous oxide.
 Deforestation - Cutting and burning of forests for the purpose of
residence and industrialization
CLIMATE CHANGE

 Evidence of climate change comes from many different sources.

 e.g. Glaciers are melting away worldwide
 Carbon Dioxide in Earth's atmosphere has risen by about 30% since
the beginning of the industrial revolution. Most of the increase is due
to the combustion of fossil fuels, which releases the long stored CO2
back into the atmosphere.
 The greenhouse gas content of the atmosphere is being altered by
human activity. The result of this change is global warming.
FUTURE IMPACT ON EARTH

 Future changes are expected to include a warmer atmosphere, a

warmer and more acidic ocean, higher sea levels, and larger changes in
precipitation patterns.
 Rising temperatures in the oceans affect marine organisms. Corals are
particularly vulnerable to rising temperatures and ocean acidification
can make it harder for shellfish to survive.
 The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the global average,
causing the ice that polar bears depend on to melt away
LITTLE STEPS TO SAVE EARTH

 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

 Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning
 Change a Light Bulb by CFL
 Drive Less and Drive Smart
 Buy Energy-Efficient Products
 Use Less Hot Water
 Use the "Off" Switch
THANK YOU