Earth's weight is not constant. You may not find that in encyclopedias.Many factors like the electro-magnetic field create difference.Ayway I am asking for the latest result of calculations. Mention may also be made of the unit of measure. If there is nothing to say, or if the question is absolutely open-ended, please give reasons.I do not want to know the exact weight.
2006-12-09 21:24:58 · 5 answers · asked by debussyyee 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
weight of earth is meaningless
weight is defined as the force with which as body is attacted towards earth . weight of earth means EARTH ATTRACTING ITSELF???
2006-12-09 21:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by geni 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Bryson says in a "Short History of Nearly Everything" (http://www.amazon.de/Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/0552151742?tag2=gp0409-21):
"When at least he had finished his calculations, Cavendish announced that the Earth weight little over [...] six billion trillion metric tons".
"The current best estimate for the Earth weight is 5.9725 billion trillion tons". Only about one per cent difference from what Cavendish had found.
That's what I read about it.
Probably it helps...
2006-12-10 05:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by wilhelmbuckner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6*10^24
2006-12-10 05:35:25 · answer #3 · answered by grv_anm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't weigh it.
2006-12-10 05:56:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it's 6*10*24 or sumthin. dats wat my phy teacher told me.............
2006-12-12 04:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by sherin v 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋