2006-07-05 15:56:41 · 20 answers · asked by K@ts 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It depends on what you mean by sky.
The Earth is a spheroidal shape. The atmosphere, mainly nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, starts at the ground where it's the most dense, and thins the higher you go. Eventually it becomes so thin that it's almost non-existant, but we have defined "outer space" to begin a certain number of miles above the ground. There is no definate border between our atmosphere and out space though.
When we look up at a clear blue sky we are actually looking into the atmosphere. So in that sense, the sky is closer than the moon.
2006-07-05 20:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The average distance from the Moon to the Earth is 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles). The Moon's diameter is 3,476 kilometres (2,160 mi). Reflected sunlight from the Moon's surface reaches Earth in 1.3 seconds (at the speed of light).
The sky is (roughly) that part of the atmosphere or of outer space visible from the surface of the earth (or any other planet; see Skies of other planets). Birds, airplanes, and kites are often considered to fly in the sky. It is difficult to define precisely for several reasons. During daylight the sky has the appearance of an opaque blue surface, but this is the result of the air scattering sunlight. [1]There is no "blue object" above the earth in any normal sense, so it is hard to say what object the sky is. The sky is thus sometimes defined as the denser gaseous zone of a planet's atmosphere. At night the sky has the appearance of a black surface or region scattered with stars. But if we then say that the sky is the entire visible universe, it would not be the same thing we see during the day. The color of the sky is a result of diffuse sky radiation. On a sunny day the Earth sky usually looks as a blue gradient — dark in the zenith, light near the horizon (due to Rayleigh scattering). It turns orange and red during sunrise and sunset, and becomes black at night.
2006-07-05 23:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sky,because sky is around u,if u stand at the moon,the earth is in the sky ,if u stand at the earth the moon is in the sky
2006-07-05 23:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The void between the moon and the earth can be called the sky... So it has to be closer.
2006-07-05 23:00:49 · answer #4 · answered by Schlonger34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE sky. There is a layer of atmosphere which is still closer than the moon.
2006-07-05 22:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky. but the time you get to the moon, the sky is no longer there.
2006-07-16 12:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by Linda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon is much closer. Our atmosphere surrounds the Earth, Venus, the Moon, and Mars.
2006-07-19 05:24:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky.
2006-07-05 23:00:09 · answer #8 · answered by jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky. It starts where the top layer of the Earth is.
2006-07-05 22:58:51 · answer #9 · answered by yodeladyhoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky since it is the Earth's atmosphere.
2006-07-06 01:50:22 · answer #10 · answered by Eric X 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋