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Is earths atmosphere in space?
Yes. It is in space just like the whole planet Earth.
How do you get food on a space station?
The space station is not too far out of the Earths atmosphere so they just send up a space shuttle!
Why doesn't earths atmosphere get sucked into the vacuum of space?
gravity acts on the gas, just like all other things on the planet.
Why does a space shuttle need to travel so fast when entering earths atmosphere?
Although it reaches incredible speeds, a Space Shuttle is not going fast when it enters the atmosphere. The gravitational pull of Earth, or just gravity, are pulling down on the space shuttle with immense force.
Is new water made in earths atmosphere?
no, just recycled
How would the sky appear in the absence of earths atmosphere?
your an imbachille. just kidding
How do greeenhouse gases protect earths atmosphere?
They dont they just make the earth hotter
What is the gas found in 75 percent of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen, it actually makes up just over 78% of the Earths atmosphere by volume.
Why doesn't the atmosphere decrease nor increase steadily as you move from earths surface toward space?
The temperature in the atmosphere doesn't steadily increase or decrease as you move away from Earth's surface towards space because at the point where the atmospheric layers intersect, the temperature remains constant, just like when water changes state.
Does earths gravity affect space?
No. Space is literally nothing. No oxygen, no air, no dust, nothing. objects in space, yes, the earths gravity does affect it. otherwise the moon would just fly away.
Rain that falls and doesnt touch the earths surface but just evapourates in the atmosphere is known as?
Virga
What 2 space shuttles exploded in space?
Challenger broke up 73 seconds after launch at 48,000 feet.Columbia broke up at 230,200 feet, just shy of 9 minutes after EI (Entry Interface-the point when the shuttle entered the discernible atmosphere--400,000 feet).The Earth's atmosphere extends 600 km (1,968,503.9370079 feet). So, no US shuttle has ever exploded in space.
