2007-03-17 21:27:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Possible but not probable !!
At least not in the next--say--3 billion years !!
2007-03-17 21:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's possible, but highly unlikely.
An asteroid hitting it would knock it out of its orbit, but only into another orbit...
If you're referring to the earth leaving the solar system altogether, we'd need something much more massive than the sun (any takers??) at just the right spot at just the right time. The earth would try to orbit around that, and if it's positioned correctly, the earth would follow the path of a hyperbola or the path of a parabola, and we'd never be heard from again!
2007-03-18 04:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by Boozer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first law of newton states as
An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction 'unless acted upon by an unbalanced force'.
So the Earth could not leave it's orbit unless a unbalanced force acted upon it.
2007-03-18 07:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember Star Wars, when their engine was broken, princess Leia said "would it help if i get out and push ?"
So, of course earth can leave it's orbit. But it requires a lot of us to get out and push.
2007-03-18 06:10:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very possible if some energy large enough disrupted our gravity track. Now, the energy mass would have to be the equivalently of 999 trillion nuclear explosions which would is highly unlikely to happen anytime soon.
2007-03-18 04:31:24 · answer #5 · answered by socialfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if something strong hit it out of orbit why ask are you scared or something
2007-03-18 04:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by lizziemoffles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. it is possible...not probable however. If it were struck by a large enough meteor or asteroid shower. But we'd all die...so it wouldn't matter if it did.
2007-03-18 04:30:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More probable is the possibility of an asteroid knocking it out.
We'll destroy ourselves from within first...
2007-03-18 04:29:15 · answer #8 · answered by Incognito 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could it? Anything's possible
Will it? Most likely not.
Do I know for sure? No.
2007-03-18 04:29:28 · answer #9 · answered by Debi in LA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Impossible is nothing. jupiter is fat and evil..just do it jupiter!!! pluto is where i grow my corn!!!corn.... ilove my corn!!
2007-03-18 04:37:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋