Originally posted by Lycanthrope
Could you explain? Please explain to me what the core of the earth is because i am confused . Is it not the compression or immense pressure of gravity that smashes the atoms together. I really don't know i thought that was what fusion was. The smashing of Atoms? Im not being a smart A** if you know please tell me. I can find a link where Planetary science confirms the colliding of an external planet (actually a satellite from this invading planet) to our Solar system which amalgamated to form earth to which the Moon is a chunk of from the original earth. The bigger chunks,through gravitational pull , formed Earth.The heat generated, from fusion i thought, spewed gasses which started to form an atmosphere which the atmosphere is what made it possible for hydrogen and oxygen to collect and form rain thus the beginnings of life on earth.
Earth's core is liquid iron on the outside, solid iron on the inside. Heat comes from a few sources, eg, the core hasn't completely cooled yet, it is still spinning (that's how we get our magnetic field), and there's deep radioactivity (basically the heaviest elements settle nearest to the center of gravity).
The gases forming earth's atmosphere also have a few sources: gases initially attracted to the growing planet, gases spewing from molten rock, etc.
Earth and its formation have no direct business with nuclear fusion.
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