2006-11-30 20:03:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
if the Earth was a soccer ball it would be wet.
2006-11-30 20:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Dog Johnson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow above...
Atmosphere thickness is defined by the Karman Line, at 100km (accepted value when Atmosphere becomes "space").
Earth Radius is 6378km (average).
A ball of 30cm diameter (football) will have a thin layer of atmosphere of 0.47cm thick...
The Moon would be 16.93m away, and the Sun 70.55m away...
2006-12-01 11:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by just "JR" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The atmosphere is about 100 miles tall. The Earth is about 3975 miles in diameter.
2006-12-01 04:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a standard one foot globe the useable (dense enough to sustain life) atmosphere is about as thick as onion skin paper
2006-12-01 12:48:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perish the science. A useful answer might be to describe it as being similar to a layer of Saran-Wrap around a golf ball.
2006-12-01 12:49:44 · answer #5 · answered by trucktrout 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋