2006-08-24 06:14:59 · 11 answers · asked by molly 1 in Environment
No. And yes. No, in that the Earth's atmosphere is held by gravity, and air is contained within the atmosphere and cannot escape. However, were the earth to die...who knows how this might happen, but if there were something to occur that might disrupt the nature of Earth's gravity or just blow it to bits, then sure, EVERYTHING would dissipate into space.
The thing to keep in mind, though, is that since energy can neither be created nor destroyed (only change form) it really doesn't matter. It was already IN space (just contained by Earth's gravity). It probably even originated in space.
Bottom line: The universe is entropic, which means it is always losing order (overall). It stands to reason that Earth's gasses would someday escape the atmosphere because that is the more disordered state in which to be.
Unless you believe the Flying Spaghetti Monster created the Universe with one of it's spindly tentacles and all this science mumbo jumbo is just a bunch of made up nonsense...
2006-08-24 06:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by Sue O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Gravity keeps the pollution trapped near the Earth just like it keeps the rest of the atmosphere trapped near the Earth. We depend on natural recycling, such as photosynthesis removing CO2, to keep the air clean.
2006-08-24 06:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the gravity of Earth keeps all of the atmosphere (including pollutants) close to Earth and keeps it from dispersing into space.
2006-08-24 09:29:45 · answer #3 · answered by shamand001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 outcomes: Gravity holds Earth's environment to the floor. without gravity, the ambience might want to amplify indefinitely, growing indistinguishable from the vacuum of area. even with the undeniable fact that, there is also the picture voltaic wind, a gentle flow of extreme-ability charged debris flying out of the sunlight. The image voltaic wind might want to steadily erode the ambience, blasting the outer fringes off into area, except that Earth has a ok magnetic field to deflect/entangle those charged debris.
2016-11-27 19:11:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Space is a vacuum which means it does not contain any particles (thats why one cannot make sound in space as sound travels from particle to particle).
As air pollution is actually small particles then they will not diffuse into space.
2006-08-24 06:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by edinburgh22001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Nox(nitrides of oxygen) gets stuck under the atmosphere and are essentially trapped(greenhouse effect)
2006-08-25 10:43:56 · answer #6 · answered by isx650 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its kept in the air by the ozone layer and gravity keeps it down in the form of various cycles etc nitrogen, carbon
2006-08-24 07:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by Innocence 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some does, most is trapped within the atmosphere
2006-08-24 06:17:45 · answer #8 · answered by satanorsanta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup. space is so vastly, mind-bogglingly huge that if our planet started 'leaking', it wouldnt make a difference.
2006-08-24 06:17:43 · answer #9 · answered by shadowshark11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. it fall again on our heads
2006-08-24 07:36:35 · answer #10 · answered by Kalooka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋