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arrange the following steps in the correct order of how life may have originated (start at the top).
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as hadean earth cooled, the water vapor condensed into liquid water on the surface of chemically rich oceans.
organic molecules formed from inorganic molecules.
life may have originated spontaneously in the diluted, hot, smelly soup of chemicals.
about 4.6 bya hadean earth was a hot mass of molten rock.
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Explanation:

This follows the chronological and chemical sequence of life's hypothesized origin: first the formation of the early hot Earth, then its cooling to form oceans, next the synthesis of organic molecules from inorganic precursors, and finally the spontaneous emergence of life in the chemical-rich ocean environment.

Answer:

1. About 4.6 BYA Hadean Earth was a hot mass of molten rock.
2. As Hadean Earth cooled, the water vapor condensed into liquid water on the surface of chemically rich oceans.
3. Organic molecules formed from inorganic molecules.
4. life may have originated spontaneously in the diluted, hot, smelly soup of chemicals.