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Over Earth's history, though the processes that occur on Earth have not changed, the physical conditions have. It is estimated that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old.
evidence for evolution
The study of Earth's atmosphere is called meteorology. Geology is the study of the Earth, including Earth's surface and interior; geologists study the origin, history, and structure of Earth and the processes that shape it over time.
Many factors have contributed over the years to the changing of the Earth's landforms. Things like erosion, tides, human impact, and time all play a part.
From both perspectives the age of the earth is indeed a central issue. The two positions could not be further apart. According to those who believe in evolution the earth is around 4.54 billions years old. In contrast, those who follow the young-earth creation model see the evidence pointing to an earth which is around 6000 years old.Time as a central issue for evolution is demonstrated in the geologic time scale of the earth and the geologic column. Biological evolution is incorporated into the whole framework with many millions of years deemed as being necessary for the vast changes from molecules to early life down to this present day. Observable evidence points to the increased likelihood of small changes accumulating over a long period, even though we cannot observe them in our own lifetime.Creationists in contrast point to an increasing acknowledgment of rapid geologic processes in mainstream science and the clear demonstration that it is the right conditions rather than time which causes certain processes to take place. Creationists also insist that all the evidence does not require an old earth but can be accomodated into the time-scale of 6000 years when correctly interpreted.Summary: Put simply, both sides regard time as a central issue both in terms of their separate schemes of earth and biological history but in terms of contrast between the two positions.
Over Earth's history, though the processes that occur on Earth have not changed, the physical conditions have. It is estimated that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old.
evidence for evolution
The Earth underwent geological processes and life on Earth underwent evolutionary processes and the two are inextricably linked. Life terraformed Earth.
The idea that Earth had formed naturally over a long period of time
Evolution
Evolution
There isn't really such a thing as "geologic evolution". Geology describes processes by which geological features may form or alter, but these are not in any way even remotely similar to the processes by which lifeforms develop over time. The changes wrought by geological processes can be (summarily) described in terms of mechanical forces acting on a single body of mixed composition; the processes involved in evolution require populations of self-replicating organisms. So really, they don't compare. At all.
No arguments; evidence. 1. The biochemical and genetic relatedness of all organisms on earth. 2. Biogeography. The distribution of organisms best explained by evolution. 3. Homology. The bones in your arm match almost bone for bone the bones in your dogs forelimb. ( save for structural modifications ) 4. The age of the earth and the processes that took place over deep time. Well supported from many disiplines.
geologic processes
Fossil fuels
Evolution is the biological model for the history of life on Earth.
The significance of the process of evolution is that it led to life as we know it. Wheter or not we believe that evolution was guided by God or some other deity, without evolution there would only be the simple organisms that first developed on Earth over a billion years ago.