And got a jar that was air tight and then opened it on the moon then trapped the air in that jar. Then they took that jar back to earth and opened it and sniffed it. would they be short of breath?
just wondering
thnks will give best answer
2007-12-20 03:15:39 · 25 answers · asked by Synch88 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
So there's no air on the moon?
What is the open space.
i can't amagine what it's like.
2007-12-20 03:21:20 · update #1
The moon is almost a vacuum . When we lifted off the moon the atmosphere was increased 1000 times but it will dissipate in about 1 month. The heat from the sun will accelerate the molecules of air to escape velocity due to the low gravity.
2007-12-20 03:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, here's how it works.
Step 1 : Take the jar to the moon and open it. Seeing there is nothing in the moon, the jar would be "filled" with vaccuum.
Step 2 : Come back to earth and open the jar. (This is assuming the jar doesn't implode as the pressure inside is NOTHING compared to the pounding pressure outside. Even if the jar doesn't break, the lid would be damn hard to open as, well, the pressure difference would prevent you from doing so.) If you somehow manage to open the lid, the moment you open the lid, all the air in the air surrounding you would RUSH into jar and fill it up with air. If AGAIN you assume you put your head inside the jar almost INSTANEOUSLY after you open the lid, well then your eyes will pop out (or your head will blow ^^)
P.S. Kids, DON'T try this at home.
2007-12-20 11:32:05 · answer #2 · answered by w4c~m3-5un 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The jar would explode. Air is a mixture of gases,nitrogen, Oxygen,and Carbon dioxide. The moon has no atmosphere so you are dealing with true space. If you could keep the air in a stable compartment which is possible, when you went to release it you would find it frozen. If it was in a hot part of the moon it might get out rather quickly leaving nothing in the jar. When you returned to Earth our atmosphere would crush the jar imploding it. If it was put in something that would not implode, when you went to release it, an explosion would occur. Since space exists on Earth it would find it's way all over. There is space between every atom and inside every atom. There is actually more space on Earth then anything else. Go do it! let me know how it turns out.
2007-12-20 11:31:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They couldn't trap air from the Moon in the jar because the Moon is airless. Once the jar was opened on Earth then air would immediately rush into it, so there would be air to breath when the person went to sniff it.
2007-12-20 11:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you open the jar, the air will rush out and the jar will be under vacuum. When you take the sealed jar back to Earth and open it, the atmospheric pressure of the Earth will cause air to rush back into the jar and you end up where you started. The vacuum of space is not anything, it's the absence of something.
2007-12-20 11:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See, what do you mean by air, if there are gases around the planet at a certain limit, then the planet is said to have atmosphere or air...... There are no gases present around moon hence, there are no gases or atmosphere present around moon. So, we cannot trap any air or gas from it...
If we open the jar at moon, nothing will be filled in it and we will get same air tight jar....
So, flags on the moon dont move, foorprints dont get eroded.
Why?
Becuase there is no atmosphere or gases around moon which will flow and cause the footprint to erode and flag to move.
Thank you.
2007-12-20 11:38:05 · answer #6 · answered by Vipul C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon lacks an atmosphere. Its mass is too small at this distance from the sun to hold onto gas molecules. The heat permits the gas molecules to escape into space. If the moon were in an orbit around a more distant world, say neptune, the temperature would be such that the moon could easily hold an atmosphere. A planet has to be massive enough in its distance from the sun to hold on to an atmosphere. Mars, although much further from the sun than Earth, and thus cooler, is still too small, to hold much of an atmosphere.
2007-12-20 11:34:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There would be air in the jar from Earth, so once you opened it on the surface of the moon, every point at once you attempt to 'suck' or 'retreive' the air to fill the void that is space - thus, not only would you be unable to collect any air (as there is none in space) - but the jar would probably explode instantly and kill you in the process.
So it goes.
2007-12-20 11:19:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
only if the jar was massive otherwise there would be no effect. OF course you can't trap air in a jar on the moon since there is no air to trap.
2007-12-20 11:18:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes... "The Apollo program identified helium and argon atoms there, and Earth-based observations added sodium and potassium ions to the list in 1988."
Since your body is used to nitrogen and needs oxygen...the effect of moon air would be like huffing a chemical here on earth. It would block the oxygen from being carried to your cells.
Reading the others answers...I'm amazed people are already sitting at the computer, but are too lazy to "google" it.
2007-12-20 11:18:22 · answer #10 · answered by cop350zx 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋