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The dominant scientific model is that the Earth and all the planets (and the Sun) coalesced from a molecular cloud, also known as a nebula.
Supernovae are the only known natural events capable of producing elements heavier than Iron, and since heavy elements exist on Earth (and in the Sun), the debris field must have come from a supernova.
Clouds of gas and debris which exist in space have centers of gravity which cause the debris field to collapse toward a central point. This process is known as planetary accretion. As the gravity pulls material in and bits of mass collapse, angular momentum is conserved and primary rotation(s) begin. The solar system as well as the planets all rotate due to conservation of angular momentum around various gravitational centers.
Of course there are other "theories," or beliefs regarding the creation of the Earth, but these are not based on scientific evidence. Many people believe the Earth was created instantaneously, out of nothing, by a deity.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe leading theory is the earth coalesced from a disk of material in orbit about our nascent sum some 4.7 billion years ago, along with the other planets in our solar system. Old, defunct theories are that the earth was pulled out of the sun by tidal forces from a close passing star, or spun off by high centripetal force.
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∙ 10y agoA few of the different theories on the creation of the solar system are the genesis theory, the creation theory, and the big bang theory.
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∙ 13y agoThw Big Bang theory
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What would be a correct statement regarding metamorphic rock formation?
the deeper into earth crust the higher the pressure that forms metamorphic rocks
According to Copernicus what planet are located between the sun and the earth?
All the theories have Mercury and Venus between the Earth and the Sun.
Fissures formation by plate tectonics theory?
Plate tectonics is the theory used to explain the structure of the Earth's various formations and plate boundaries between the major tectonic plates.
Which is the correct order in this secuence of events Big Ban Formation of galaxies formation of sun formation of earth?
In the order it is written.
What are your theories for lightness and darkness on earth?
Most people go with the one that the earth rotates.
What are the different theories of earth?
Do you mean the formation of the Earth? If so, the two competing theories are creation and evolution, as in the formation of the observable universe by the Big Bang.
What are the different earth theories?
Do you mean the formation of the Earth? If so, the two competing theories are creation and evolution, as in the formation of the observable universe by the Big Bang.
What are the different theories regarding the shape of the earth?
The earth is an oblate spheroid. There are no different theories regarding this. There are some misguided or ignorant people that do not believe this.
What is one of the accepted theories of the formation of the moon?
An early collision by (proto) Earth with a large protoplanet..
Which answer is not one of the three theories of the Moon formation?
There are three main theories of how the moon came into existence. The theories are as follows: the moon was captured by Earth's gravitational pull, the moon was originally part of the earth's crust, or the earth and moon formed together out of the primordial nebula.
Who is the scientist formulated the different theories regarding the history of the earth?
You may be talking about Charles Darwin . . .
What are some common theories about the Moon's formation?
That is was a captured asteroid, it broke away from the earth after a huge impact, that it formed at the same time as the earth.
What would be a correct statement regarding metamorphic rock formation?
the deeper into earth crust the higher the pressure that forms metamorphic rocks
Summary about the formation of earth and the formation of living cells?
Formation of earth
Has Earth always had the same composition?
The theories of planetary formation indicate that Earth's original form had more hydrogen and helium and less of the current atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen. Water may have been added by comets that Earth swept from its solar orbit.
Explain how erupting volcanoes contributed to the formation of oceans?
Some theories regarding the origin of Earth's water say that it was "in" the Earth since it formed and that Volcanoes have brought it to the surface over geologic time. However, recent scientific work using the isotopic composition of Earth's water point to it having been delivered to Earth by meteorites and comets after the Earth was formed. This said, volcanoes are certainly part of Earth's current water cycle as areas of hot springs and mid oceanic, black smokers prove.
Why is the science creation story important?
There is no science creation story. There are scientific theories concerning the creation and development of the universe, the formation of the solar system and the earth and the emergence and evolution of life.
