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Fire was among the first sources of light and heat on Earth's surface (apart from the Sun and lightning). Fire, however, is an oxidation reaction, so actual fire would have been very limited, even in volcanoes, until the Earth had considerable free oxygen in its atmosphere. This occurred around 3.5 billion years ago when the first one-celled plants appeared. There was no coal or oil to burn, and no biomass fuels such as wood, until much later. The earliest fires would have been from heated metals in magma, when exposed to the oxygen released by early cyanobacteria in the oceans.
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How old is fire?
We controlled fire 125,000 years ago for sure and possibly 400,000 years ago (of course that was Homo Erectus). There are claims for "definitive evidence" of fire control as much as 1.7 million years ago. Of course fire itself is at least as old as the Earth, but I assume you mean how long has Man had fire.
Who believed there were fire ball inside of earth?
Scientists believed that first the earth was a ball of fire. They believe that the earth formed around this ball of fire, thus meaning the ball of fire is the Earth's core.
Does earth and fire make lava?
Yes
What is a nature?
Fire, Earth, Water and Air
How do you make volcano on little alchemy?
Lava*+Earth *to make lava; Fire+Earth
Did fire exist in Adam and Eve's time?
A:Fire exists whenever wood or leaves are burnt, in the same way that rainbows have always been a natural example of the prismatic effect in splitting white light into its constituents. Even when there were no people to light fires, it only needed a dry lightning strike to start a fire. So fire has existed for billions of years, as long as plants have been on earth.
Did homo habilis have control over fire?
No, they didn't have fire. They existed 2.4 millions of years ago.
How many firefighters were called to fight the fire at Yellowstone national park?
billions and billions
What were Aristotle's 4 elements?
Basically they were fire, air, earth, and water. He has ways of defining everything that existed into these 4 categories. Things that became hot were fire, gases were all air, and rocks were earth. Just stuff.
How did ancient Rome discover fire?
The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.The ancient Romans did not discover fire. Fire had been around for thousands of years before Rome existed.
Was fire before Victorian times?
Fire has existed almost since the Universe was born, and that is said to be about 13 billion years ago. if you are referring to the Great Fire of London, that was in Charles 11 reign, long befoe Victorias.
What were the 4 elements years ago?
the four elements were Earth, air, fire, and water.
How long have fire bellied toad been on earth?
about 390 million years ago
How old is fire?
We controlled fire 125,000 years ago for sure and possibly 400,000 years ago (of course that was Homo Erectus). There are claims for "definitive evidence" of fire control as much as 1.7 million years ago. Of course fire itself is at least as old as the Earth, but I assume you mean how long has Man had fire.
What book of the Bible does it say 7000 years after the flood the earth will have fire?
The Bible does not say this anywhere.
How long has fire been around for?
Fire has been around since Earth started about 4.5 billion years ago.
How much fire is on the moon?
Fire requires the presence of a gaseous fuel, like oxygen in an atmosphere. The moon does not have the gravity required to hold an atmosphere, let alone gases of any sort, on its surface, so fire is (so far as anyone knows) nonexistent. Although volcanoes used to plague Earth's moon billions of years ago, there is no evidence that suggests volcanic activity on the moon. Its core is, from all measurements, too cold for lava to rise to the surface.
