Does Earth's weight remains constant no matter in how many more years?If everyone loses weight,does IT also lose weight or is it still the same?
2006-12-09 16:17:10 · 6 answers · asked by Smiles 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The earth's mass grows very slightly every day because it is hit by tons of tiny meteorites all the time. The loss of the atmosphere is not important since the magnetosphere mostly protects the atmosphere from loss due to solar wind. The gradual acumulation of space junk is what formed the planet in the first place, and it is still going on today - just on a much smaller scale.
2006-12-09 20:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by brooks b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually the earth gains weight every year due to the added weight from meteors and meteorites that burn in it's atmosphere or hit the ground.
Unless the people go to space to lose the weight at leave all excreted subtances there, such as exhaled gases, it would have no effect on the weight of the earth. The weight is still on the planet, just not as much on the people.
2006-12-09 16:48:13 · answer #2 · answered by b_plenge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can change slightly. Meteors crash into the atmosphere and increase the mass. So does solar wind. But the earth's atmosphere is unstable for molecules lighter than nitrogen, so hydrogen (if present) and helium escape fairly easily and methane escapes with difficulty. That reduces the mass a bit. On balance, I'd guess that we are gaining -- but that is only a guess.
2006-12-09 16:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO THE EARTH IS AIR MAKES THE MAS GO UP AND DOWN LIKE ALL PLANETS
2006-12-09 19:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by rocketman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how many donuts rosie o'donnell eats from day to day.
2006-12-09 16:18:55 · answer #5 · answered by Dovahkiin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is going to stable . there are metro bombing and there is mining withdrawal.
2006-12-09 22:50:41 · answer #6 · answered by geo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋