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Early and modern theories

In Class 11 Geography, this topic explores how explanations for the origin and evolution of the Earth developed from early philosophical ideas to modern scientific theories. Students compare major hypotheses, including nebular explanations, and examine the astronomical, geological, and physical evidence used to understand the formation of the solar system and Earth. The topic also shows how observations, discoveries, and improved scientific models continually refine our understanding of the planet.

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  1. He considered life before planets
  2. He considered rivers as planets
  3. He considered Earth flat
  4. He gave importance to interstellar gas and dust in planet formation
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  1. Explaining dynamic organization of matter in the solar nebula
  2. Predicting river floods
  3. Deciding present agricultural regions
  4. Measuring soil moisture
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  1. Steady state theory
  2. Modern solar nebula model
  3. Tidal theory
  4. River erosion model
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  1. A layer of present atmosphere
  2. A broken part of Earth's crust
  3. A region of incomplete or leftover planet-forming material
  4. Source of cosmic background radiation
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  1. Through river slope and soil moisture
  2. Through ocean tides and coastal erosion
  3. Through origin of life and agriculture
  4. It explains orbital order by a flat rotating disk and compositional difference by temperature gradient
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  1. Red shift, recession of galaxies, expansion of universe
  2. Soil color, planetesimal, Big Bang
  3. River flood, steady state, core
  4. Monsoon, nebula, origin of life
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  1. Big Bang—universe; solar nebula—solar system; differentiation—Earth’s internal structure
  2. Big Bang—river; solar nebula—soil; differentiation—monsoon
  3. Big Bang—crust; solar nebula—life; differentiation—galaxy
  4. Big Bang—ocean; solar nebula—present rainfall; differentiation—agriculture
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  1. Crust, Big Bang, galaxy, solar nebula
  2. Big Bang, galaxy formation, solar nebula, Earth accretion, differentiation
  3. Differentiation, accretion, universe, solar nebula
  4. Atmosphere, life, Big Bang, planetesimal
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  1. Both are the same physical event
  2. Life formed first and Earth formed later
  3. Earth's origin is a physical process of planet formation while origin of life is a later biochemical process
  4. Origin of life happened by red shift
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  1. Development of early atmosphere through outgassing
  2. Hubble's red shift
  3. Origin of asteroid belt
  4. Laplace's rings
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  1. Collisions always stop planet formation
  2. Collisions only cause present earthquakes
  3. Under low velocity or suitable conditions, collisions can help small bodies join and grow
  4. Collisions are evidence of the Big Bang
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  1. Old theories are always more proven than modern theories
  2. Modern theories are only imagination
  3. Both are related only to agricultural geography
  4. Old theories had more limited observation and speculation while modern models are supported by more physical processes and evidence
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  1. The old model could not fully explain the distribution of rotational and orbital angular momentum between the Sun and planets
  2. It does not explain river floods
  3. It does not explain soil color
  4. It does not explain present monsoon
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  1. When the question asks cosmic background radiation
  2. When the question asks condensation of water vapour
  3. When the question mentions a passing star pulling matter from the Sun
  4. When the question asks iron-nickel in Earth's core
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  1. When the question asks river deposition and flood plains
  2. When the question asks soil horizons and crop rotation
  3. When the question asks creation of new matter in steady state
  4. When the question asks gas-dust cloud, gravitational collapse, and protoplanetary disk
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  1. Red shift formed the core and crust
  2. Heavy materials moved toward the center
  3. Lighter materials stayed above
  4. Differentiation created the layered arrangement
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  1. Solar nebula occurred first and formed the universe
  2. Big Bang gives the cosmic background and solar nebula later explains solar system formation
  3. Both are the same theory
  4. Both explain only Earth's crust
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  1. It happened only by red shift
  2. It happened only by steady state theory
  3. It was a gradual result of geochemical and later biological processes
  4. It happened instantly by continental drift
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  1. All formed from Earth's crust
  2. All formed from rivers
  3. All formed from new matter in steady state
  4. Gravitational collapse formed the Sun at the center, planets in the disk, and some material remained as remnant bodies
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  1. Layers by differentiation, atmosphere by outgassing, hydrosphere by cooling and condensation
  2. Layers by red shift, atmosphere by river, hydrosphere by monsoon
  3. Layers by steady state, hydrosphere by Big Bang, atmosphere by soil
  4. Layers by life, universe by crust, Sun by river
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  1. Tidal theory because a passing star comes regularly
  2. Steady state theory because it explains planetary composition
  3. Modern solar nebula model because it explains gas-dust disk, accretion, orbits, and planetary composition together
  4. Only Big Bang because it directly forms planetary layers
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  1. Because these small particles later lead to planetesimals and protoplanets
  2. Because it immediately forms rivers
  3. Because it makes the universe static
  4. Because it forms the present monsoon
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  1. Because expansion spread energy over a larger volume and temperature decreased
  2. Because expansion formed Earth's crust
  3. Because cooling destroyed galaxies
  4. Because both are related only to the water cycle
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  1. Because heavy and light materials became arranged and formed the basis of internal structure
  2. Because it started red shift
  3. Because it proved the steady state theory
  4. Because it decided the direction of rivers
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  1. Because asteroids and comets indicate leftover construction material of the solar system
  2. Because they form present river systems
  3. Because they are main evidence of the steady state theory
  4. Because they are found only in Earth's crust

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