10POINTS!!!!! How Old Is The Earth??

• Historical ideas about the age of the Earth Put theses sentences in order to win 10POINTS!!!!!!! 1. Sir Charles Lyell showed that the Earth was very ancient, and was shaped by rivers and volcanoes. He estimated that the Earth was several Hundred millions years old. 2. Archbishop Usher was a famous historian of the time. He used the Bible to work out that the Earth was less than 6000 years old! 3. People in Europe believed the Bible creation story without worrying about how old the Earth was. They believed that the Earth had not changes during its history. 4. Arthur Holms used radioactivity to date rocks. He established the age of the Earth as around 4.6 billion years old. 5.Darwin Came up with a theory that all living organisms have arisen from evolution by natural selection. For the theory to work, the Earth had to be very old indeed. 6. A few people began to find fossils and study rocks and were sre that the Earth had changed dramatically.

• Answer:

  6, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4 A few people began to find fossils and study rocks and were sure that the Earth had changed dramatically. People in Europe believed the Bible creation story without worrying about how old the Earth was. They believed that the Earth had not changes during its history. Archbishop Usher was a famous historian of the time. He used the Bible to work out that the Earth was less than 6000 years old! Sir Charles Lyell showed that the Earth was very ancient, and was shaped by rivers and volcanoes. He estimated that the Earth was several Hundred millions years old. Darwin Came up with a theory that all living organisms have arisen from evolution by natural selection. For the theory to work, the Earth had to be very old indeed. Arthur Holms used radioactivity to date rocks. He established the age of the Earth as around 4.6 billion years old. hope this helps =)