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HOW WAS THE EARTH FORMED


HOW THE EARTH FORMED

If you are reading this post now which I know you are, then you are among the inquisitive peeps out there. The Earth was formed oneday just as you were.



This has been an issue all the while even outside the science domain. This led the scientists to delve into it.

I advice you fasten your seat belt as I take you through this in a few moment.

There is this theory called core accretion - Have you heard of this before?
Well, core accretion is the increase in the size of the earth by the coming together of dusts and meteoric substances from the space. This is Big-Bang theory.
Way back before the Earth was formed, the entire system (i.e. solar system) was a cloud of thick dust. These dusts later began to spin and come together. This coming together is called accretion. The heavy (rocky) materials formed the Earth while the lighter materials like hydrogen and helium formed the gaseous planets like Jupiter and the rest of other gaseous planets. The separation of the heavy materials and the lighter ones was brought about by the solar wind and gravity.
Within the Earth, the heavy materials sank down (under gravity) giving rise to the mantle while the lighter materials settled on top – forming the Crust.

The Earth suffered a major impact in the time of its formation. This led to fragments of the mantle being thrown into the space. These particles aggregated under gravity and formed the moon. - Now you know why the moon orbits round the Earth?... because it was formed from the Earth … and may be saying to the Earth “Even though you birthed me, I can’t let you go. I will always be around you forever”

Collisions within the mantle and the core (plumes) gave rise to the mountains and volcanoes evident in different parts of the Earth today. During these collisions, the gases sublimed into the Atmosphere.

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