Where do supporters of the outside-in model say Earth's water originated from?

Inside of volcanoes

Inside the atmosphere

Bonded to meteorites that hit the Earth

Bonded to minerals in Earth's mantle

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Chapman

3 October, 13:47

Where do supporters of the outside-in model say Earth's water originated from?

Inside of volcanoes

Inside the atmosphere

Bonded to meteorites that hit the Earth

Bonded to minerals in Earth's mantle

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Rashad Potts · Answer 1

They believed that Earths water originated from extraterrestrial sources such as comets which brought water to the planet.

Francesca Roth · Answer 2

Bonded to meteorites that hit the Earth

Explanation:

Some hypothesis refering to origin of water on Earth sugges, that a very long time ago as asolar system was young, some asteroids may have landed also carrying frozen water. The meteorites would then turn to provide liquid water, these meteorites were protoplanets from the outer asteroid belt that is in the solar system.

However this still is not the mainstream theory.

Where do supporters of the outside-in model say Earth's water originated from?Inside of volcanoesInside the atmosphereBonded to meteorites that hit the EarthBonded to minerals in Earth's mantle

Where do supporters of the outside-in model say Earth's water originated from?

Inside of volcanoes

Inside the atmosphere

Bonded to meteorites that hit the Earth

Bonded to minerals in Earth's mantle