Is there evidence the Earth is only 6,000 years old?

The Earth is much older than 6,000 years, it’s like saying a giant tree only started growing yesterday.

Imagine you have a jar full of jellybeans, and every year you take one out. After many years, the jar has very few jellybeans left. By counting how many are gone, you can guess how long it’s been since the jar was full.

Scientists use similar tricks with rocks and fossils, like counting layers in a cake to see how many birthdays have passed. They found that the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, that's way older than 6,000!

Some stories say the Earth was created just a few thousand years ago. It’s like believing your tree started growing yesterday, even though it looks ancient.

But scientists have special tools, like radios in rocks that count how much time has passed. These radios show the Earth is really old, not just 6,000 years.

So while some people believe a different story, science shows us the Earth has been around for a very long time! The Earth is much older than 6,000 years, it’s like saying a giant tree only started growing yesterday.