When there are huge forest fires does the earth lose a bit of weight?
2006-06-15 23:17:29 · 22 answers · asked by Mo 2 in Environment
Weight is force due to gravity so you're talking about mass. The gravitational pull of the earth attracts dust and meteors from space. So in theory it could be gaining mass. Burning a tree only converts some matter into other matter. Mass change is zero.
2006-06-15 23:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by Munster 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mass and Weight are 2 different things:
Mass is a property of physical objects that, roughly speaking, measures the amount of matter they contain
Weight is the force exerted upon an object by virtue of its position in a gravitational field.
The earth is not in the same position relative to other planets, moon and the sun so forces acting on it change and so the weight changes.It is not always the same weight.
The matter in and on Earth does not change so the mass remains the same.
2006-06-16 05:00:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight is force due to gravity so you re talking about mass. The gravitational pull of the earth attracts dust and meteors from space. So in theory it could be gaining mass. Burning a tree only converts some matter into other matter.
2015-04-05 07:53:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since weight is a function of gravity then how would you weight earth?
Since mass is independent of gravity you could ask does the mass of earth stay the same. The answer is no. It's always changing on some small level.
2006-06-16 04:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by GoGreen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the weight of the earth is zero because weight is defined as the force exerted by earth on an object. And this earth does not exert any force on itself
its mass may chance is very small decimals unnoticible by humans.
this is not due to cut down of trees or babies growing.
Because earth is a closed system. mass cannot be gained or lost.
it will be just due human space exploration.
2006-06-15 23:37:54 · answer #5 · answered by prajpr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to this question is no.
There are too many factors to explain why but the weight is fluctuating up and down all the time.
If there is a huge forest fire, the earth does loose weight too!
2006-06-15 23:28:03 · answer #6 · answered by Cliveus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the earth is a terrible yo yo dieter, it is contantly under pressure from other planets like that jupiter b1tch to look good and comply with the latest styles, ive tried tellin it hey youre not fat but it never listens, hey what can you do its a phase it'll pass for now just be sure that it eats healthy and gets plenty of excersise.
2006-06-16 04:43:40 · answer #7 · answered by superkitty002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although the question is a bit ambigious, I believe I know what you're trying to ask.
The answer is that there is a conservation of mass law within any system.
2006-06-16 00:22:22 · answer #8 · answered by always under siege 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a tree burns, it turns to ash which will soon become soil.
Earth gains weight as space debris enter our atmosphere.
Earth losses weight as molecular atoms exit in to space.
2006-06-16 09:36:11 · answer #9 · answered by kfckiller06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
interesting..mass is always conserved. If the carbon dioxide produced from combustion remains in the earth's atmosphere then i suppose the mass of earth remains the same.
2006-06-16 00:40:21 · answer #10 · answered by ghost whisperer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋