for as long as it has had continents
since the earth began its existence
Earth
Antarctica is 10% of the earth's surface, so at least that long.
Approximately 3 billion (3,000,000,000) years
how long has archaebacteria been on earth? how long has archaebacteria been on earth?
The Earth has an atmosphere That burns up most of themeteors that would otherwise hit it, as well as this the crust of the earth is constantly moving and changing the shape of the surface. Add to this erosion caused by rain and wind and only signs of the biggest meteor hits survive the element's The moon on the other hand has always existed in a vacuum and has been taking direct hits from meteors regardless of size for as long as it has been around with nothing to change the effects they had on its surface.
Depends on your speed.
Energy, in the form of radiation, takes about 8 minutes to reach from the surface of Sun to the surface of Earth.
they have been on the earth for along time
Billions of years
no
The earth was in molten state for approximately 0.8-1 billion years.