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The early Earth was a toxic wasteland devoid of all life. After the crust cooled and began to solidify, volcanoes spewed poison gases, methane and ammonia into the atmosphere. As water vapor began to collect from Earth's interior and from space, weather started. Thunderstorms began to fire up and boiling hot, highly acidic rain began to fall for millions of years. During this time the water collected in the low areas and formed the early oceans. Lightning started a series of chemical reactions converting Ammonia (NH4) into Nitrogen and Methane (CH4) into CO2 when combined with water. Most of the Hydrogen drifted off into space. About 3.5 billion years ago, life arose as single celled plant life called algae. This blue-green algae began to use CO2 from the atmosphere for photosynthesis and released copious amounts of O2 leading to our modern atmosphere.
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Why will the tides be different in a billion years?
The tides are primarily influenced by the gravitational pull of the Moon. Over a billion years, the gravitational interactions between the Moon and Earth will change due to various factors such as tidal friction and the Moon's distance from Earth, leading to differences in the tides compared to what we experience today.
How can we see the past?
Look at very distant objects. Although it is not a good idea to look directly at the sun (you can seriously damage your eyes), the light from the sun takes around 8 minutes to get to the earth. So you are looking at the sun as it was 8 minutes ago. Look at the nearest star (Proxima Centauri) and you are looking 4.24 years into the past.Other objects that can be seen relatively easily with the naked eye, are the Andromeda Galaxy (2.25 million years), Triangulum Spiral Galaxy (2.78 million years).Finally, the Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a galaxy which is 13.5 billion years light years away: that is, we see it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, or 9 billion years before the earth was formed!
What did the moon look like one billion years ago?
One billion years ago, the moon would have appeared much closer to Earth due to tidal braking (slowing down of the moon's rotation). It would have a stronger gravitational influence on the Earth causing higher tides. The moon's surface would have been more geologically active, with more frequent volcanic activity and impacts.
What did earth look like before?
Before the formation of Earth, it was a hot and chaotic mix of gas and dust in a spinning disk around the young Sun. Over time, this material started to stick together and form clumps that eventually became the planets, including Earth. This process, known as accretion, led to the formation of our planet around 4.5 billion years ago.
How bright will the sun look from earth?
The brightness of the sun as seen from Earth is about 1.6 billion times brighter than the full moon. It can vary slightly due to factors like atmospheric conditions and the sun's position in the sky. The sun appears most intense around midday when it is highest in the sky.
What will humans look like in billion years?
It is impossible to tell what humans will look like in a billion years, if any humans are even alive then. We could change drastically, or not at all.
Look earth after five billion years ago?
Earth did not exist 5 billion years ago. What would become Earth was part of a collapsing cloud of gas and dust that would eventually form the solar system. Earth itself formed about 4.55 billion years ago. When it first formed it was made largely of molten rock.
What will humans look like 1 billion years?
It is impossible to tell what humans will look like in a billion years, if any humans are even alive then. We could change drastically, or not at all.
What will the Sun look like 12 billion years from now?
It will be a white dwarf star.
What did the earth look like a gazillion years ago?
like nothing.
What did the earth look like a billion years ago?
A billion years ago more of Earth's surface was covered by ocean than today and the continents were smaller and made of bare rock and sediment. There was no life on land and only single-celled organisms existed in the ocean. Some coastal areas had stromatolites, colonies of bacteria that built concretions of limestone.
How did the universe look like a googol years ago?
There was no universe a googol years ago. The universe is only about 14.5 billion years old.
Why will the tides be different in a billion years?
The tides are primarily influenced by the gravitational pull of the Moon. Over a billion years, the gravitational interactions between the Moon and Earth will change due to various factors such as tidal friction and the Moon's distance from Earth, leading to differences in the tides compared to what we experience today.
What did people think the earth looked like?
I will add a Related Link of what the Earth looks like - and what it may look like in years to come.
How long ago were the oceans created?
The earth formed around 4.2 billion years ago, but it would have been too hot for water to liquidize at that point. I think around 3.8 billion years ago, but this is easy to look up online.
What does one billion look like in digits?
One thousand billion in digits looks like this: 1,000,000,000,000
How can we see the past?
Look at very distant objects. Although it is not a good idea to look directly at the sun (you can seriously damage your eyes), the light from the sun takes around 8 minutes to get to the earth. So you are looking at the sun as it was 8 minutes ago. Look at the nearest star (Proxima Centauri) and you are looking 4.24 years into the past.Other objects that can be seen relatively easily with the naked eye, are the Andromeda Galaxy (2.25 million years), Triangulum Spiral Galaxy (2.78 million years).Finally, the Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a galaxy which is 13.5 billion years light years away: that is, we see it as it was 13.5 billion years ago, or 9 billion years before the earth was formed!
