What is Primordial soup" theory?

The primordial soup theory is like saying Earth had its own special cooking pot where life could start.

Imagine you’re making a big batch of stew on the stove, but instead of just water, salt, and veggies, it was a mix of gases, water, and lots of simple chemicals. This was way back when Earth was still young and hot. Scientists think this soup was like a huge, bubbling pot all over the planet.

In this special soup, some of those simple chemicals could have joined together to make bigger molecules, kind of like how you mix flour and water to make dough. Over time, these molecules might have formed into cells, which are the basic building blocks of life.

It's like having a secret recipe in that pot, one day, out of all that bubbling mess, the first tiny living things popped up! This idea helps explain how life on Earth could have started from something simple and messy.