2006-10-05 01:49:32 · 17 answers · asked by AngelslovnMonkeys 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
One could say gravity but, your next question should be, "what is gravity?" Then, someone will say, the force that all objects seem to have that attracts or pulls things towards them. Then you should ask, what causes this force? No one will know but, they may drift off into recitals of Einstein's constant, theories, and formulas, while suggesting that you need to become more educated, trying to disguise the fact that they don't know. You, of course, not having known Einstein personally, will not be impressed by this name dropping and will realize that Einstein only attempted to measured something that he knew existed in the hope that the process would give him a clue as to what it is. It didn't. "So", you should ask, "how can the answer to my question be something when no one even knows what it is and how do you know if oxygen is being pulled or attracted to the planet instead of being pushed towards it?" "Isn't that kinda like saying that God did it?" At this point, your conversation will tend to drift off into a never ending series of unproven postulations which you will eventually come away from knowing that, no one knows.
2006-10-05 06:49:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How can someone give a thumbs down to the correct answer of gravity? That is dead on. The ozone doesn't keep oxyen in, ozone is a gas, it is kept here by gravity. Oxygen is free to move back and forth through the ozone. Come on. It's al kept here by gravity. The "atmosphere" isn't some physical barrier that prevents oxygen from leaving. Oxygen IS the atmosphere! LOL
2006-10-05 01:53:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
No. area is a vacuum. The micro organism this is a factor of decomposition does no longer have the flexibility to stay to tell the story in that ecosystem. And area is amazingly chilly and would guard a physique somewhat properly, aside from the instant frostbite and blood vessel ruptures that could happen if an unprotected human physique have been uncovered to the chilly and absence of rigidity. Even in an area healthy, at last all of the oxygen and heat would run out and deplete. a stable Hollywood depiction what happens whilst human flesh is uncovered to area became in undertaking To Mars whilst Tim Robbins' character bumped off his helmet on a similar time as in orbital area of Mars.
2016-12-26 10:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by belis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Escape velocity of the Earth is about 11 miles/second. If you compute the speed of Oxygen molecules you will see that statistically only a very small percentage reach this speed. However Hydrogen and Helium will reach that speed more often and have escaped into space.
2006-10-05 02:22:30 · answer #4 · answered by rscanner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess it must be gravity. The Earths gravity won't let anything like oxygen escape.
2006-10-05 08:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by cloud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mixture of gravity and duct tape. Gravity hold the gases more or less in place, and the duct tape makes it usable. It's not well known due to THE CONSPIRACY which does not allow the duct tape layer to be shown even on Google Earth.
2006-10-05 01:59:19 · answer #6 · answered by greatbigkid 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Although it's gravity, I like the idea of O2 Cops
2006-10-05 01:56:59 · answer #7 · answered by finddaveluis 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gravity.
2006-10-05 01:50:10 · answer #8 · answered by PollyPocket 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Gravity + it's a heavier gas than others viz. hydrogen/helium/Co2
2006-10-05 02:38:14 · answer #9 · answered by Basil P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity, the ozone layer, and our atmosphere.
2006-10-05 02:15:24 · answer #10 · answered by Krissy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋