What kind of disruption would occur. What about Gravity? What about the EMF? Could it cause polar changes? could it cause a massive geologial disruption like world-wide volcanic and earthquake activities? Could it ostensibly change geographic features like land masses, ocean depth mountain ranges?
Could it be sufficiently catastrphic to cause an event as major as Noah's flood?
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Too bad those who answered previously feel that my question is sophomoric. it is based on a theory well supported by evidence that such an cataclism had occurred 11,500 years ago. Check out the Book "Cataclism!" by DS Allen (specialist in paoleogeograhy) and JB Delair,Museum Curator of Geology at University of Southampton, England.
Noah's flood is likely fact. Not Noah's story, but the actual flood. Plenty of geological evidence to support it. Plus, there are similar ancient myths around the world wnich adds anthropological support
2006-06-24 07:01:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
You can check out the book on amazon.com
2006-06-24 07:07:40 · update #1
thank you tiger lily (you are not evil) for a thoughtful answer
2006-06-24 07:18:36 · update #2
If a body of sufficient mass came close enough, it could well cause at least part of these phenomena. To what extent depends on it's size it's makeup and exactly how close to the earth it passes. It is worth mentioning the scenario isn't very likely (though not impossible).
As for the flood, I have never heard of evidence the whole world was once underwater. There was a period the whole earth was covered by ice - about 600 million years ago. Nobody nows the cause for that either. It could be something cataclismic like what you mentioned trew the earth out of balance so it flipped into a cold faze.
2006-06-24 07:09:43 · answer #1 · answered by evil_tiger_lily 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless it actually hit the earth, it would have no lasting effect whatever. If it were extremely massive and extremely close, it might affect ocean tides, but not much, and any such effect would be temporary. Planetoids are not large enough to have molten cores, so they do not have magnetic fields, therefore it would have no effect on ours. Being outside the atmosphere, it would have no effect on weather.
2006-06-24 12:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If ti did come and was pulled towards Earth by gravity and did hurtle down what could we do to stop it ? Nothing.
Yes, the events will be catastrophic.
2006-06-24 07:08:45 · answer #3 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋