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Q: How do scientists postulate that the phosphorus on earth was created?
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Why do scientists on Earth want to know so much about other planets?

We may possibly know how Earth was created.


How was phosphorus extracted from the earth?

with a hose


Did scientists create the Earth?

No, but some scientists do study how the earth, the solar system and the universe came to be based on observations of the universe today and in the past and our understanding of the "laws of physics."


Where is the of Earth's phosphorus located?

Living organisms


Where is most of earth's phosphorus located?

water


Is phosphorus a rare earth element?

No, phosphorus is just a nonmetal element.ANSWERPhosphorus is the eleventh most abundant element in the Earth's crust at about 0.12% or 1000 ppm.


Is there phosphorus in the Earth's core?

Though we haven't been to the core of the Earth to see what is there, no thinking geologist would suggest there is any phosphorus in the Earth's core. The core of the Earth is thought to contain mostly iron and some nickel. There will also be some heavy metals, but no phosphorus. Phosphorus is a low density metal, and is actually less dense than water! It would not have sunk into the molten core of the earth during planetary differentiation while earth was forming and taking on its early structure.


What is the softest element on the earth?

There are quite a few, one is phosphorus in its allotrope known as white phosphorus.


How much phosphorus is on the earth?

enouh for 50 years of life


Where is phosphorus stored in the biosphere?

Over extremely long periods of time, phosphorus-containing sediment is transformed into rock, buried deep in the ocean floor. Here, the phosphorus remains, not participating in the rest of the cycle. Most of the phosphorus on Earth is found here, at the bottom of the ocean as a part of the earth's crust.


Why do scientists study Earth s tidal patterns?

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What are the scientists who study the earth are called what?

Scientists who study Earth's surface and interior are called Geologists.