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kayren
Student
High School - 9th Grade

How the earth was born?

It was include in earth science.

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Posted by kayren on Wednesday July 2, 2008 at 12:31 AM and tagged with big bang, creation.

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  1. kayren Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    it was born by god

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    Posted by kayren on Wednesday July 2, 2008 at 3:49 AM


  2. kayren Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    some says that it was made by the big bang theory.

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    Posted by kayren on Wednesday July 2, 2008 at 3:52 AM

  3. pmiranda2857
    pmiranda2857 Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    In your question, you provide both sides of the answer.  There are creation myths or stories that attribute the creation of the earth to God or a Supreme Being, or the Creator.  The link below gives you a sampling of different creation myths.

    Science tells us that the earth was formed through what is known as the Big Bang Theory which says that all matter was concentrated together in a big mass and then exploded.

    "Earth was born at midnight on this 24-hour clock, 4.5 billion years ago, but its violent history began well before that, when huge ancient stars that had reached the ends of their lives exploded." 

    The second link provides you with a detailed discussion of the Big Bang Theory and a host of scientists talking about the formation of the earth.  Good Luck!

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/myths-legends/creation-stories
    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3111_origins.html

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    Posted by pmiranda2857 on Wednesday July 2, 2008 at 6:34 AM


  4. sullymonster Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    Best answer as selected by question asker.

    To understand the scientific theory of the Earth's creation, first we must define the Big Bang.  The Big Bang Theory is the theory that the universe started from a single point, and has been expanding ever since.  Scientists believe that the expansion began from a cosmic explosion, but have not identified the cause of the explosion.  The movement of the universe has been verified by observations, such as the apparent movement of galaxies away from us, and the cosmic microwave background radiation believed to be the leftover light from the big bang.

    Dust and gas left over from the explosion is what led to the creation of planets.  Molten lava fused together into a spherical shaped object, the outer layer of which eventually cooled.  Volcanic activity produced gas which created an atmosphere.  The existence of the atmosphere allowed for condensation of the water vapor, which eventually led to the surface becoming all water.  Over time, the land mass has risen above the surface of the water.

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    http://www.enotes.com/earth-science

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    Posted by sullymonster on Wednesday July 2, 2008 at 6:35 AM


  5. kayren Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    to know the answer you have to know first the big bang theory.

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    Posted by kayren on Sunday July 6, 2008 at 5:07 AM


  6. chris820 Student
    Graduate School

    it was the gravity heat and other planets

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    Posted by chris820 on Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 7:02 AM

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