Scientists first make observations that raise a particular question. In order to explain the observed phenomenon, they develop a number of possible explanations, or hypotheses. This is the inductive part of science, observing and constructing plausible arguments for why an event occurred.
As indicated earlier, the Bible does not fix the age of the earth, contrary to the claims of Answers in Genesis. Historically, their claim comes from the work of James Ussher, Bishop in the Church of Ireland, from 1625 to 1656.
The  Earth  is a planet. It is a spherical-shaped mass of matter in time and space. The  world  is the specific set of conditions prevailing upon the face of the planet Earth at a specific point in Biblical time.he old world was the first generation of the heaven and the Earth (Genesis 1:1). The heavens and Earth  which are now  are the second generation of the heavens and the Earth. It is the same planet Earth but different worlds upon the face of the same planet.