if the earth weighed x kilos when there was only Adam and Eve, would the weight have increased with all of us?

Answer 1

The world doensn't weigh anything as it is suspended in space where there is no gravity. The mass of the contents of the earth would be much heavier though

Answer 2

The "weight" of the Earth cannot be measured because weight is a force and force equals mass times accereration. The weight would have to be calculated on some other celestial body, and the only one that makes sense is the Sun. Now if you had said the "mass" of the Earth, that would be a different story. However, anyone who brings up Adam and Eve knows little to nothing about science, as you have proven with this question.

Answer 3

Weight is compleatly relative anyways. Mass wouldnt change though, mass cannot be created nor destroyed, therefore the mass of earth and objects in, around, or on it would not change since everything is the same materials that were here at that time.

P.s.
weight is the measure of gravitational effect on an obeject, earth has no weight compared to itself since it iss the source of terriestial gravity. Mass is what is typically considered weight, and is measured in grams, kilos, etc. Weight is measured in newtons.

Answer 4

If you are looking for a serious answer, then the answer is no. The molecules that make up plant and animal matter changes form as we eat it to make a new us. The total mass has not changed, just the form.

As for as the earth changing in mass, that is true. There is a lot of space debris out there, meteorites and space dust that gets vacuumed from space by earth's gravity. This does add to the mass of the earth. Is it significant? Not yet.

Answer 5

No. The earth is a closed system (i.e. nothing comes in, nothing goes out - not entirely true of course, because we have meteors and rockets, but true for the most part).
If we have 6 billion people now, then we have 6 billion less plant matter that those people have eaten. A child doesn't gain 100+ lbs just sitting around soaking up the sun (and neither do plants because they soak up rain) so I would say we have 6 billion peoples worth less water on the planet now (because people are 90% water).

Answer 6

The weight of Earth does increase, but this is due to our gravitatinal field attracting space dust. Increasing the # of people doesn't change the mass due to the law of conservation of matter. Unless matter is added or removed from the system we call Earth, the mass doesn't change.

Answer 7

The more of us on the good old Earth, the longer the waits.

I had to wait 4 days to see the doctor last week.

and 20 mins at a check-out at Tescos today.

So, yes, the waits do increase with all of us.

Answer 8

no... becuase the way we grow is by using the earth's resources thus not adding or taking away any weight from this earth. you've also got to remember that mass and weight are two different things. yes the mass did increase over time, but not the weight.

Answer 9

we probably did make an impact on the earths weight . who th f.u.c.k knows but i do that the earth gets heavier every day with out our help due to space dust. also did u know that lake mead (the reservoir built for the hoover dam) is so heavy that it made a 7 inch indentation in the earths surface

Answer 10

As pointed out, the mass can't increase, as we and all living things just use the Earths existing resources.

The person who claimed that plants "create" mass out of sunlight doesn't understand photosynthesis. Plants use sunlight energy to synthesise carbohydrates out of water and carbon dioxide, they don't make anything out of nothing. When they die, they (and us) basically break down into carbon dioxide and water again, unless buried.