The Origin of the Earth The true origin of the earth is a topic that has been debated for a number of years and there is still not a definite answer. <Tab/>The most widely accepted theory of today has the earth being formed with the solar nebula model. This model says that our solar system started off as a ball of gasses. The sun and the planets were formed from …showed first 75 words of 625 total…

…showed last 75 words of 625 total…that is on our earth today. These models help explain how and where the earth came from. These processes did not happen in a short period of time. This entire process took millions of years, and formed what we call home today. Bibliography Page Stanley, Steven. Earth System History. John Hopkins University. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York. 1999. Heinz, Haber. Our blue Planet, The story of the earths evolution. Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. 1969.