Why does the water in the oceans stay inside?

Question

Why doesn't the water come out?...how does it stay in?....can u please give a definition for this question?

Answer 1

This is what I think you mean... i think what you mean is why doesn't the water go into outspace. Well it does not go into outer space for the same reason that you don't. Gravity. And if you are thinking of as the ocean being a big cup and why the water does not spill out of that "Cup"... well it does but there is no defined shape meaning what is it going to spill out off.

This is how the ocean works. The water in the ocean gets pulled by the gravity of the moon which is the reason why there are tides. Tides are created from either gravity of moon or absense of gravity from the moon. Anyways so if the gravity of moon pulls the water then why doesnt the water go into space? Well because of earth's gravity that is why it doesn't. But the water in the ocean does try to "spill out" as you put it... and it is by tides.

Answer 2

The ocean basins are the lowest points on Earth, except for a few areas that are below sea level. But these low areas are either deserts (ie no water) or lakes. Basically continents and islands are only so because they are above the water level that is in the oceans at that time. There are many instances in the past when sea level was much higher, this is mostly due to volcanic activity and spreading centers (mid-ocean ridges) decreasing the volume of the basins. For example, you used to be able to sail from Alaska to Texas over the middle on North America.

Answer 3

Water runs downhill, like a ball rolls downhill. So it keeps flowing downhill uintil it gets to the lowest places on earth (the ocean bottoms, then it piles up and fills the ocean basins.

Why does the ocean water not simply down into the center of the earth? Becaue the ocean bottom is made of rocks, muds and silts that prevent the water from going down any further - kind of like a wet rag stuck in the drain of your sink.

There is a way that the ocean water gets out of the ocean - it evaporates into the sky, moves over the earth in the air, then later comes back down as rain, sleet or snow. So the water is always moving: part of the earth's "hydrocycle." Actually it's quite a beautiful design.

Hope this helps clarify things for you.

Answer 4

Gravity. Water is heavier than air.

Water vapors do come out of the oceans/seas, but at the same time rain falls somewhere, keeping the volume of water on earth constant, thus keeping the water "in"

Answer 5

The answer is found in Job 38:8-11. (Old Testament)

Answer 6

gravity keeps water from going up and about. that's why we're not floating up in space!

Answer 7

water seeks its own level... thats why it stays in a bowl,,,

Answer 8

what is outside is their skin

Answer 9

gravity....duh!