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The '''Earth''' is the third planet in the [[Solar System]]. It is the largest of the terrestrial planets<ref>"Terrestrial planets are planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface — making them different from other planets that lack a solid surface. Terrestrial planets also have a molten heavy metal core, few moons, and landforms such as cliffs, valleys, volcanoes and craters." [https://gml.noaa.gov/education/info_activities/pdfs/TBI_terrestrial_planets.pdf] Four such planets exist in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.</ref> and is the only known [[planet]] which has [[life]] as we know it. The surface of the planet is approximately two-thirds covered in [[water]]. The atmosphere is roughly 78% [[nitrogen]] and 21% [[oxygen]], with trace amounts of water vapor, [[carbon dioxide]], and other elements. The Earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old. ref>[https://www.letu.edu/academics/arts-and-sciences/files/age-of-earth.pdf Steven Ball, Ph., "A Christian Physicist Examines the Age of the Earth”.]</ref> (See also: [[Age of the Earth]]).
The '''Earth''' is the third planet in the [[Solar System]]. It is the largest of the terrestrial planets<ref>"Terrestrial planets are planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface — making them different from other planets that lack a solid surface. Terrestrial planets also have a molten heavy metal core, few moons, and landforms such as cliffs, valleys, volcanoes and craters." [https://gml.noaa.gov/education/info_activities/pdfs/TBI_terrestrial_planets.pdf] Four such planets exist in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.</ref> and is the only known [[planet]] which has [[life]] as we know it. The surface of the planet is approximately two-thirds covered in [[water]]. The atmosphere is roughly 78% [[nitrogen]] and 21% [[oxygen]], with trace amounts of water vapor, [[carbon dioxide]], and other elements. Some Biblical scholars have calculated that the earth is around 6000 years old, using the genealogical information provided in Genesis. Some biblically illiterate scientists, however, disagree with this method of calculation.<ref>[https://www.letu.edu/academics/arts-and-sciences/files/age-of-earth.pdf Steven Ball, Ph., "A Christian Physicist Examines the Age of the Earth”.]</ref> (See also: [[Age of the Earth]]).
*[https://creation.com/how-old-is-the-earth How old is the earth?]
*[https://creation.com/how-old-is-the-earth How old is the earth?]
*[https://creation.com/age-of-the-earth Age of the earth: 101 evidences for a young earth]
*[https://creation.com/age-of-the-earth Age of the earth: 101 evidences for a young earth]
==Origin==
==Origin==
People disagree about when and how the Earth was created. The three most popular ideas are:
#That [[God]] created the Earth several hundred generations ago, as recounted in [[Genesis]]. By adding years and other time indications in the [[Old Testament]] chronologies, one can calculate the [[age of the Earth]] as approximately 6,000 years (see [[Date of creation]] and [[Young Earth Creationism]]).
#That God created the Earth billions of years ago (see [[Old Earth Creationism]] and [[Theistic Evolution]]).
#That the Earth came into existence billions of years ago (approximately 4.5 billion years in modern estimates), entirely through natural processes and without any intervention by God.
Clashes between adherents of these ideas have gone on since time immemorial (see [[origins debate]]), though the last theory has only matured in the last 200 years.
Clashes between adherents of these ideas have gone on since time immemorial (see [[origins debate]]), though the last theory has only matured in the last 200 years.