What would the Earth be like without soil?

Answer 1

it depends on what you mean...

the earth without plant life is not good. the earth is essentially plant life, so in essence it would just be a floating rock. But the earth without human life-- now that's a different question. Without human life it would just go on the same way it always would. Nature eating, protecting, and producing nature. the weather would be purely natural. But there would be no evolution. No discoveries, explorations, nourishment, and tipping the cycle of life. Human life has both tainted and expanded the natural world. And that is my lecture on 'what would earth be like without life?'

Answer 2

Plants gives out oxygen and they get that oxygen from us exhaling carbon dioxide. If there were no plants we wouldn't be able to breath. Earth would probably be the same, just with any oxygen.

Answer 3

Boring. It is argued that, had the primitive plants not evolved on earth 3 billion years ago, the carbon dioxide buildup would have been too much for Earth to handle. The greenhouse effect occurring today would have escalated, turning earth into a dried up, scorched desert. So, to answer the question, Earth would likely be a lifeless, hot (very) desert.

Answer 4

Anteater might have to find a new source of food or die of hunger

plants can't spread pollen

frogs need to find more kinds of food or die of hunger

animals that eat insects have to die of hunger or find new kind of food

cats can't play with flies or crickets

no sound from crickets at night

Answer 5

without soil, there are no plants. without plants, there is no oxygen. without oxygen, animals couldn't survive. there would be no life at all. picture a barren planet in our solar system: sort of lik that. It would also be very, very hard. Without soil, there would be little more on the surface than water and rock. Not nice.

Answer 6

Earthworms, especially red wigglers, are great decomposers, and great for growing healthy, strong plants. They are also vital in the food chain, as so many animals eat them. The world without worms would need more bees for pollinating and helping plants grow. Many animals would also struggle and have to find other food sources.

Answer 7

Earthworms are known to feast on waste material in the ground. The world would seem much dirtier. Many birds feed on worms as a main diet. They would have to find a new source.