if space has a vacume why dont we get sucked into it through the hole in the ozone?
2006-10-04 07:03:05 · 6 answers · asked by okdude2004 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The "hole" in the ozone layer is actually just a place in the atmosphere where the density of ozone is much less than elsewhere. Instead there is just air without the ozone (about 80% Nitrogen and 20% Oxygen) - there is no actual hole.
Secondly a vacuum is the absence of any matter or an area of low pressure and in reality vacuums don't "suck" but whatever is next to the vacuum "blows". In a vacuum cleaner it is the pressure of the atmosphere which blows dirt into the cleaner, although we interpret this as sucking. In the case of the Earth gravity is strong enough to prevent the atmosphere and the rest of us from blowing away into space.
2006-10-04 22:12:56 · answer #1 · answered by Arimaa Player 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "hole" in the ozone, has bugger all to do with the stratosphere, which is a hell of a lot higher in the atmospheric envelope that surrounds the earth, so dont go thinking a hole is gonna go opening up n letting us get sucked into space, we'll fry first....
2006-10-04 07:21:50 · answer #2 · answered by chris s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HI. Vacuum is the absence of everything. Gravity holds our air to the planet and there is nothing pushing back against that gravity.
2006-10-04 07:07:15 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity prevents this from happening.
2006-10-04 07:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whats happens if it went completey what would people do then a?
2006-10-04 23:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by Dan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PLEASE LEARN SOME SCIENCE>>>>>>PLEASE !!!!
2006-10-04 07:25:46 · answer #6 · answered by andyoptic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋