excluding the Big Bang theory and all the religious crap, how do you think the world was made from a geological standing point
2006-09-16 16:03:01 · 11 answers · asked by brian c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
By God.
2006-09-16 16:05:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
We can certainly ignore the big bang, as that happened nine billion years before the earth's formation. The earth (and sun, also) contain heavy elements, such as lead, gold, and uranium, which cannot be made in the core of a normal star fueled by thermonuclear fusion -- such fusion can not generate any elements heavier than iron. The heavy elements are created in a supernova, where the temperatures and pressures get high enough to force lighter elements together, even though energy is absorbed in the process. The supernova explosion scatters debris over a large volume, and a subsequent gravitational collapse of a nebula containing these, along with the usual interstellar hydrogen and helium, is pretty solidly believed to have been the precursor of the sun and the solar system, including the earth. The origin of the moon is less certain: it contains material of the same sort found in earth's outer layers, but not enough iron to be reasonably supposed to have formed from the same primordial mix. A popular theory is that an asteroid-sized body struck the earth not too long after it was formed, and knocked out of its surface enough material to have formed the moon. The moon's age is such that this had to have happened not long after the earth was formed.
2006-09-16 16:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
From cosmic particles. There are couple of theories about the moon. One is that a portion of the earth must have ripped apart and is still caught in the earth's gravitational force. The other is that the moon formed just like the earth, as a seperate object, but was caught in the earth's gravitational force
2006-09-16 16:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well.. the big bang theory is the scientific standpoint ... and to put it very simply, erosion, gravity, motion, rocks, gas, ice and pressure. I do think the earth has a limited time period, such as mars did.. and i very much so subscribe to the chaos and string theory.
Another good theory is called the caveman theory , not really on topic, but very interesting reading.
2006-09-16 19:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Vita 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From one huge bang. The moon was a piece of chunk floating around space and eventually attached itself to its present location by the earths gravity pull.
2006-09-16 16:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by tiger 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They formed from rocks, dust, and gas. The moon is theorized to be the result of an impact between the proto-earth and another object about the size of mars - the collision left material in the earth's orbit which aggregated into the moon.
2006-09-16 16:09:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Look on the National Geographic channel for a program called "The Birth of The Universe" Very interesting things on that. I have it in MPEG if ya want, But its about 450 megs.
2006-09-16 16:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by myothernewname 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everyone knows that the moon was made from a leftover piece of cheesecrumb that fell from Elzordians beard and the Earth was a piece of crud from under his toenails...
gee why don't they teach that stuff in school anymore?
2006-09-16 16:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by chefzilla65 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I ponder about this every day.
And I really have no answer. I don't think anyone does.
We have just recently started to really explore space and are just finding out more and more information.
Maybe someday there will be a clear cut answer.
2006-09-16 16:06:14 · answer #9 · answered by Mister Jay 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
By God and i would appreciate it if you didn't consider this "religious crap" after all, you too were made by the hands of God.
2006-09-16 16:10:43 · answer #10 · answered by mack9930317 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋