Name__________________________ Movie Questions How the Earth was Made: Birth of the Earth 1. What did geologists discover at Meteor Crater? 2. What did experiments on salt grains in space tell us about the formation of earth? 3. How long did it take for earth to grow to its current size? 4. TRUE OR FALSE: Patterson believed you could tell the age of the earth from meteorites. 5. How did geologists discover the age of the earth? 6. How long ago was the earth formed? 7. How did the moon form? 8. TRUE OR FALSE: Data suggests that amphibolites formed on the bottom of the ocean. 9. TRUE OR FALSE: Part of earth’s original crust was found in Northern Canada. 10. Are magnetites rich in iron? 11. TRUE OR FALSE: Analysis of rocks from Northern Canada indicates that oceans and continents existed 4 million years ago. 12. How did water arrive on earth? 13. In Alende, Mexico what was discovered in meteorites that are also known as the building blocks of life? 14. What did cyanobacteria produce to make life on earth possible? 15. Describe what could be found on earth 3.5 billion years ago-- ( 1 billion years after formation)
