2006-08-30 22:31:29 · 17 answers · asked by garyaddison 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The earths mass is constantly changing. The solar wind brings particles into the upper atmosphere and can also blow away some of the upper atmosphere. This happens at different rates depending on the activity on the suns surface.
Small Meteorites reach the earth and although not much bigger than marbles these small stones add to the mass.
Volcanoes can eject dust particles high into the upper atmosphere and some of these small solids can be caught by the solar wind and taken into space.
There are many other events that effect the mass. Consider the space shots sending a craft away from earth into deep space.
Thus the earths mass is always changing albeit in infinitely small ways.
2006-08-30 22:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Earth's mass slowly does change due to reproduction but only by a fraction of a fraction of a possible fraction.
2006-08-31 01:42:07 · answer #2 · answered by Syphcis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is increasing day by day not only because of astral objects falling to earth but also because the sun rays are converted to matter by plants and this also have a considerable part to incerase the weight of earth
2006-08-31 01:55:09 · answer #3 · answered by Magician 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is space dust that come through to earth but not enough to really chance the mass of earth and the stuff used to make all the satellites and stuff is also not enough to make a chance
2006-08-30 22:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by spirit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, at one time it was thought the earth would overload and sink from the space debris, but than Scotty adjusted the transporter and beamed the stuff back to space.
2006-08-30 22:41:51 · answer #5 · answered by Colorado 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes the earths mass has been getting bigger all the time. we
are all walking four feet higher than the egyptians
2006-08-31 11:56:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth's mass increases by about 100,000 tons per year from micrometeorites, meteors, etc...
2006-08-31 01:06:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
being as the definition of mass is the amount of matter contained in a body then it must change constantly.
2006-09-01 11:21:27 · answer #8 · answered by mystralys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it does, due to the "dust" from space coming down on earth each day.
It is said to be several tons of dust each day.
2006-08-30 22:38:02 · answer #9 · answered by jhstha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G'day Gary Addison,
Thank you for your question.
The earths mass does change but it is imperceptible.
Regards
2006-08-30 22:44:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋