2006-12-23 04:19:20 · 19 answers · asked by nigel b 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Millions and millions;
2006-12-23 09:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by huggz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As weight is the measurement of the gravitational force acting on an object the earth actually weighs just about nothing as it's in constant free-fall around the sun.
However, the estimated mass of the earth is about 6 million quintillion kilogrammes (6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000Kg).
PS Bet I don't get 10 points for being a smartarse!
PPS Why does Yahoo truncate the number? It should be 6 followed by 24 zeroes.
2006-12-23 04:35:50 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Professor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok as in the previous stated the earth does not have a weight it does although have a mass of roughly 5.9736×10^24 kg. The earth is gaining mass all the time interior one in each of those airborne dirt and mud and meteorites, yet this mass is incredibly insignificant whilst in comparison with the mass of the earth as an entire. The earth can lose mass, because of the activities on guy. The mass misplaced is likewise somewhat insignificant whilst placed next to the earths mass as an entire, yet all the orbiting area debris was once a piece of the earths mass, as did all the stuff we left on the moon, and the deep area probes.
2016-12-11 14:49:38 · answer #3 · answered by daies 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mass of the Earth: 5.9742×10^24 kg
Converting that to tons ....
there is a choice of three:
short ton ≡ 2000 lb = 907.18 kg
tonne ≡ 1000 kg
long ton or ton ≡ 2240 lb = 1016.05 kg
The calculation is simplest for tonnes, obviously
5.9742 x 10^21 tonnes
in short tons: 6.5854 x 10^21 short tons
in long tons: 5.8798 long tons
Long tons are what are used in the UK and are what is generally understood by use of the word "ton". So my answer has to be 5.8798 tons.
2006-12-23 04:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The earth is in orbit around the sun in space. It is weightless.
Mass, however, is 5.9742 * 10^24 kg
In tons, that becomes more ambiguous (curse you imperial system).
The long ton = 1016.05 kg
The earth's mass = 5.8798 * 10^21 long tons
The short ton = 907.18 kg
The earth's mass = 6.5855 * 10^21 short tons
The metric ton = 1000 kg
The earth's mass = 5.9742 * 10^21 metric tons
Hope that helps.
2006-12-23 04:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by dunc1ca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not weigh anything. Weght is a measure of the Earth's gravitational pull on an object. Th Earth does have mass, 5.97x10^24 kg
2006-12-23 04:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Data from Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth
Volume 1.083 207 3×10^12 km³
Mass 5.9742×10^24 kg (that's 6.585 ×10^21 tons [short, US] )
Density 5,515.3 kg/m³
Hope this helps!
2006-12-23 04:21:39 · answer #7 · answered by cfpops 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, i'm not quite sure how much the earth weighs but i doubt anyone could ever make a device that could weigh it. i'm pretty sure i couldn't get the earth on my bathroom scales.
2006-12-23 08:20:29 · answer #8 · answered by cheekylinzi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ooops. I checked my bathroom scales and they only go up to 250 Pounds. Sorry...that is not even one ton. Need a bigger scale I guess.
2006-12-25 14:27:19 · answer #9 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i will give you an estimated weight as the weight of earth keeps on increasing as star dust keeps raining on earth. accoding to the desnity the weight of eath is estimated to be around 594 000 000 000 000 0000 metric tonnes. hope this helps!
2006-12-23 04:24:02 · answer #10 · answered by Abhishek 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Six-sextillion five-hundred and ninety-two quintillion tons.
2006-12-23 09:25:38 · answer #11 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋