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Originally Posted by rodin
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However the idea of continental drift does not address the observation that the older continents form a sphere absent the oceans
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Today´s Earth:
volume = V(now)=1.1*10
21m³
Total surface area= 5.1*10
14m²
Land surface area= 30% = 1.5*10
14m²
From this follows Earth´s volume “before expansion”:
V(before)= 1.8*10
20m³
Therefore V(before)/V(now)=16.4 %
i.e., Earth has expanded by a factor of 6 !!
Where did all this material come from?