2006-08-02 17:41:22 · 12 answers · asked by negusseakberom 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
You could only approximate there is no way to determine consistency and volume of this within the earth. To many unknowns. UNTIL THE ABYSS OPENS...
2006-08-02 17:45:08 · answer #1 · answered by alaskanecho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first distinction that you need to determine is are you actually looking for the weight of the earth or its mass?
As for the mass, that has been stated by others whereas its weight (as others have also pointed out) depends on what is doing the "weighing".
You can actually wiegh the earth for yourself it you want. Just take a set of bathroom scales and turn it upside down. The gravity of the scales pulls on the earth and therefore you are weighing the earth. But the gravity of the scales is very weak, so the earth may not weigh very much when you do this.
It's a very fun way to demonstrate the distinction between weight and mass.
2006-08-10 09:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by sparc77 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The weight of the Earth is currently zero. If you put the Earth on a giant scale located on Jupiter, then you would get a weight, but only relative to Jupiter.
I believe you were looking for mass, and the other answers that people gave looked fine.
You can google that stuff on your own, or just read a book on basic astronomy.
2006-08-03 01:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight is determine by the gravity force of the planet, when you are doing the measuring.
So, at where you want to measure the Earth weight? If you measure it on the moon, it will be weight only 1/6, as compare you weight it on Earth.
2006-08-03 00:47:44 · answer #4 · answered by shin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jens Gundlach and Stephen Merkowitz from the University of Washington have found that the Earth
weighs in at 5.972 sextillion (5,972,000,000,000,000,000,000) metric tons. While this is just a shade under the current textbook estimate of 5.98 sextillion metric tons, it could make all the difference to nailing down the gravitational constant, or Big G.
2006-08-03 00:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by elcycer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,weight is relative,it depends on the gravity pulling down on the mass.only thing we know is that the earth has the higest volume in water of all the other planets (dont quote me on that, i think i read it in a guiness book of world records)
2006-08-03 00:48:08 · answer #6 · answered by chevyman502 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mighty atlas carries the weight of the world on his shoulders.
2006-08-03 00:50:04 · answer #7 · answered by Chris O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe one day nasa will create a scale the size of the earth
2006-08-04 01:01:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, hey, my friend's dad was on a project to weigh it a couple years back! It was a university of washington study - don't remember how much it weighed, though.
2006-08-03 00:48:47 · answer #9 · answered by Cedar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't even imagine this, Because it's in the hand of the almighty(GOD)....Leave there, It's to heavy for you & anybody esle that have to live on(((smile)))!!!!
2006-08-10 05:29:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋