when cometesimals - house-size chunks of water ice - boil away as they hit the atmosphere, what becomes of that water.
Does it become rainwater?
2007-07-12 11:16:56 · 7 answers · asked by MichelleMcD81 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It would simply turn to water vapour/steam and, depending on how far the comet got in our atmosphere, it would probably just hang around there, if it was the right level it could turn into cloud.
It certainly wouldn't fall to Earth immediately because steam rises, it would be trapped in atmosphere (water vapour is a greenhouse gas).
2007-07-12 11:33:31 · answer #1 · answered by Gallifrey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ever heard about the flood? The earths atmosphere used to be perfect. An outer atmosphere. Another outer layer made of ice and water. The oxygen level used to be about 4 times greater than today, they analized a fossilized piece of sap dated about 4,000 years ago. The great flood was because the lord judged the sin of the world. A comet most likely was what destroyed that atmosphere. Causing the 40 days 40 nights of rain.
2007-07-12 18:26:54 · answer #2 · answered by Skipper 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The ice evaporates in the atmosphere.
Then such vapor could become part of clouds or fall as rain.
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2007-07-12 18:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would become water vapor in the air and contribute to the humidity.
2007-07-12 20:00:46 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It becomes water vapour in our atmosphere.
2007-07-15 12:50:22 · answer #5 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They evaporate and come down as rain.
2007-07-12 19:44:26 · answer #6 · answered by Owl Eye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-12-03 03:47:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋