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Earth's Origin and Evolution

Gujarat Board · Class 11 · Geography

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Ancient Views and Beliefs about Earth's Origin

  • Ancient civilizations had various mythological explanations for Earth's origin
  • Hindu mythology: Earth created from golden egg by Lord Brahma, supported by four elephants on a tortoise (Kurma)
  • Croatian belief: Earth as an egg created by Sun God
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Scientific Theories of Earth's Origin

  • Three main categories: Monistic, Binary Star (Dualistic), and Gaseous-Dust Cloud theories
  • Earth formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago as hot ball of gases
  • Initially intensely hot, gradually cooled to form solid outer crust
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Monistic Hypotheses

  • Gaseous Hypothesis by Immanuel Kant (1755): Cold, motionless gaseous cloud in space began colliding due to gravitational attraction, forming hot spinning nebula
  • Nebular Hypothesis by Laplace (1796): Modified Kant's theory, proposed hot rotating nebula gradually cooled and contracted, releasing rings that formed planets
  • Both theories assume single parent body (Sun) as source of planetary material
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Binary Star Hypotheses

  • Planetesimal Hypothesis by Chamberlain and Moulton (1900): Passing star's gravity pulled material from Sun, forming planetesimals that became planets
  • Later supported by James Jeans and Harold Jeffreys
  • Explains planetary formation through stellar encounter

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