They take out of the ground gallons of oil every day..this must weigh considerably..would it therefore alter the weight ratio of the world,,i.e. if you put a weight inside a ball and spin the ball it turns eratically..not only that the motor that turns the earth is not being lubricated..(joke)
2007-01-27 04:47:19 · 6 answers · asked by silver44fox 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
You have the right idea, but when we consider the sheer size of Earth and the relatively miniscule amount of mass that is being moved around by drilling and extracting oil from the subsurface, it turns out to have a negligible effect on the planet’s rotation. Consider, too, that when oil is drilled, extracted, and then burned for fuel, it’s mass has not disappeared, but rather been redistributed to Earth’s surface and atmosphere in other chemical forms (e.g., water, carbon dioxide, etc.) That we’ve merely moved and redistributed that mass a few kilometers from the subsurface to the surface/atmosphere amounts to very little in light of the fact that Earth has a radius of over 6350 kilometers.
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2007-01-27 05:15:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 22:23:26 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth is not a hollow ball, it is very very soild. Moreover nothing is lost in our planet as per the Law of Coservation of Mass and Energy. So the oil we take out remains either in some form of gases or as energy.
Moreover the mass of oil removed is very very negligible compared to the mass of earth and it really cannot affect the continental mass balance.
2007-01-27 05:14:42 · answer #3 · answered by saudipta c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mass of the oil is not lost, it's just converted into other substances (eventually carbon dioxide and water). The Earth is enormous compared to the relatively tiny thickness of the crust, so it would not have an effect.
2007-01-27 05:06:20 · answer #4 · answered by Intrepyd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the moon does a better job of moving weight around the world than the extraction of a few gallons of oil.
2007-01-29 23:05:32 · answer #5 · answered by Spanner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mass of oil removed is negligible in comparison to the mass of the earth, so any rotational effects would also be negliglile.
2007-01-27 05:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋