Earth According to Science
According to Science The Earth
Accretion refers to the process by which particles and small bodies come together to form a larger object. In the case of the Earth, this process began with the formation of a solar nebula, a cloud of gas and dust left over from the formation of our sun. Over time, gravity caused this nebula to collapse, forming a protostar at its center. As the protostar grew in size, it began to generate heat and light, eventually becoming our sun.
Meanwhile, the remaining gas and dust in the solar nebula began to clump together into larger bodies, known as planetesimals. These planetesimals ranged in size from tiny dust particles to large objects several hundred kilometers in diameter. As they orbited around the sun, they collided with each other, merging to form even larger objects.
Eventually, some of these objects grew large enough to become protoplanets, massive bodies with enough gravity to attract other objects in their vicinity. One of these protoplanets was the Earth. As it continued to grow, it began to differentiate, with denser materials sinking towards its core and lighter materials rising to the surface.
The early Earth was a violent and inhospitable place, subject to frequent impacts from other objects in the solar system. These impacts contributed to the formation of the Moon, which was created when a Mars-sized object collided with the Earth approximately 4.5 billion years ago.
Over time, the Earth began to cool and solidify, forming a crust on its surface. The early atmosphere was composed mostly of gases such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. However, volcanic activity and other processes gradually released gases such as oxygen, which eventually led to the development of the modern atmosphere.
The early oceans were formed from water vapor released by volcanic activity, as well as from impacts by icy objects from the outer solar system. The first living organisms appeared on Earth approximately 3.8 billion years ago, most likely in the form of single-celled bacteria. To be continue...........
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