2006-09-22 20:06:33 · 10 answers · asked by hertzy 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
you are touching air
2006-09-22 20:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by SLKislack 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Air is a mixture of gases,.. these combined with the temperatures of heat or cold causes the air to move. Heat expands it and cold reduces it. We can feel moisture, water, in the air, also of course we can feel the heat and the cold. When the air moves,.. we feel the 'breeze' or the wind. So in a sense.. we can feel air. Now if all of the air was pumped out of a bottle.... it would be a vacuum... but that is not here on the earth's surface. There is no air in space...and that is a vacuum.
2006-09-22 20:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by feather_silver_paint 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course we can touch air, and air can touch you
stand by a fan
stick your hands out the car window
you will definately feel the touch of air
the reason you need to get a little extra velocity on the air before you can feel it is because it is so light, that it has very low momentum
when you reach your hand out you are touching air and pushing it out of the way, but it is so light it pushes easily
get a big surface like an umbrella or a kite and pull it quickly and there will be enough air being pushed that you can easily feel the pressure of it moving out of the way
finally, you can feel other properties of air that let you know it is touching you and you are touching it (like temperature, hot air cold air, you touch it, you feel it)
so enjoy your air
touch it all you want
2006-09-22 20:12:07 · answer #3 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We can touch air because of the intermolecular adhesion of our(solid) molecules and the air(gas) molecules, thus we have contact with air all the time because air fills up empty spaces and exerts pressure in all directions.
We can feel air the BEST when moving against it,thus creating air friction or air resistance because the air is contradicting our relative motion.
2006-09-23 05:32:51 · answer #4 · answered by Artie O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with your question. You can't not touch air. Air moves out of the way when you push against it though. Wind touches you btw. However if I have misjudged GET BACK IN THE SPACECRAFT IMMEDIATELY!!!
though you probably are touching air.
2006-09-22 20:10:57 · answer #5 · answered by Jason R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are touching air. You actually are being pressed on with 14.7 of pressure per sqaure inch if you are at sea level.
2006-09-22 20:11:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we do constantly. it it the pressure of the surrounding air that helps maintain the shapes of not only ourselves but most organic things we see around us.
We are literally living beneath an ocean of air...
2006-09-26 11:20:25 · answer #7 · answered by frankiethebear2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you a moron? Have you ever felt a breeze?
2006-09-22 20:10:26 · answer #8 · answered by the universe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you do all the time. if you didn't the body would burst outward.
2006-09-22 20:08:20 · answer #9 · answered by de bossy one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stupid stupid stupid
2006-09-22 21:40:31 · answer #10 · answered by RichUnclePennybags 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋