If there more apples{say}now than in 100 years ago, has the planet become heavier?

Question

The earth,s produce in many things including human beings have increased multifold.The earth is-- is heavier for all taht increase?

Answer 1

The Earth doesn't have weight it has mass

Answer 2

Turning things already on the Earth from one thing to another - eg turning rain and soil into apples - doesn't change the mass of the whole planet.

The mass of the Earth increases as meteors hit us, and decreases every time we launch something like a satellite into space, and with "evaporation" from the top layers of the atmosphere. My guess (but it's only a guess) is that in recent years the increase in space technology has shifted the balance from net gain to net loss.

Answer 3

The only way for Earth to gain or lose mass is by things landing on Earth from space or things being launched from Earth into space, and Earth's atmosphere leaking into space.

Earth's mass is about 5.9742×10^24 kg, or about 6x10^24 kg (that a 6 with 24 zeros after it). Everyday Earth's mass increases by several hundred tons due to meteorites (most of them are so small they disintegrate in Earth's upper atmosphere and fall harmlessly to the ground as dust), for a additional 10 million to 1 billion kilograms (sometimes we get more, sometimes less) per year. Note this is still minuscule compared with Earth's total mass.

Also, our atmosphere leaks out into space. Less mass leaks out this way than we gain from meteorites, so on balance Earth is getting more massive.

Humans launching stuff into space has very little effect at all, compared to the other factors. Besides, most of the stuff we launch into space eventually comes back down to Earth - the only exceptions are the planetary space probes like the ones we sent to Mars, and the stuff we left on the Moon.

So, Earth's mass is increasing, but not because we are growing more plants and animals (and people) but because space rocks (meteorites) are constantly raining down on us.

Answer 4

No. Those apples are made up of matter always found in the earth. Sometimes it may take the form of dirty, water, or other matter. But the net gain/loss of mass on the earth is very rare. Nuclear explosions can remove matter, and matter such as dust and meteors falling from space can increase it, but not noticeably.

Answer 5

Heard of the second law of thermodynamics?

the earth's mass has increased but not because there are more apples. it used to be about half the size it is now and all those meteors gotta go somewhere

Answer 6

A fundamental principle of physics is that matter cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be altered, it therefore follows that everything that grows on earth is already there in another form, oxygen, CO2, water etc, so in answer to your question the answer is no.

Answer 7

I don't think so. For every thing that is born or grown on earth, that same thing has to consume resources.
So I think that everything has a way of balancing itself out.

Answer 8

I had a go at weighing the planet by flipping over my bathroom scales upside down in my garden........ turns out the planet only weighs about 120 grammes.




I know, I was shocked as well!!!

Answer 9

yeah, that's right the earth is getting heavier

Answer 10

Turn some scales upside down and find out