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How would you know that you have left the atmosphere and are in space?
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The thing is, the atmosphere doesn't end abruptly. Rather, it gets thinner and thinner (less dense, to be precise) as you get away from Earth. "Outer space" is often defined as starting at an altitude of 100 kilometers above sea level - or some similar value.
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These things are known to have battered the moon?
Space rocks. On Earth we would call them "meteors", because they would generally burn up while passing through the atmosphere. The Moon has no atmosphere, so there's nothing to prevent small space rocks from crashing into it. This has left the Moon covered with millions of craters; big craters, little craters, craters IN craters, and craters ON craters.
What are space objects that burn as they enter Earth's atmosphere called?
Its called friction. When the rock enters the atmosphere it can be travelling at thousands of miles and hour. In space there is nothing to slow it down, when it comes to the Earths atmosphere there is resistance as the air tries to slow it down, this creates heat and the tempretures can reach thousands of degrees, rock melts at about 1200ºC.
What is the ring around the earth?
The atmosphere. Space junk, or space debris, and there are tons of it left behind from countless missions. It causes problems for current missions, since collisions could result in serious damage or death.
How fast would a .50 cal bullet Travel if Shot in Space?
The bullet will travel as fast as it would on earth (possibly a little faster, due to the lack of air resistance in the barrel). Once it left the barrel, it would continue with the same speed until slowed by gravity, or it entered a planetary atmosphere- or hit something.
Where is skylab located in space?
Skylab no longer exists. The last crew left for the final time in 1974. It re-entered the earth's atmosphere 5 years later and burned up.
Why is it important to know the size of the hard drive as well as the space being used important?
because it lets you know how much free space you have left to put more stuff on.
Would a person get weak on mars?
If a person was in a simulated earth atmosphere they might get weaker because of the reduced gravity. If they were left out on the surface without any sort of space suit they would die rather quickly.
What does the trapping of heat energy by the earth's atmosphere maintain?
Its called the greenhouse effect!Surface temperature.
These things are known to have battered the moon?
Space rocks. On Earth we would call them "meteors", because they would generally burn up while passing through the atmosphere. The Moon has no atmosphere, so there's nothing to prevent small space rocks from crashing into it. This has left the Moon covered with millions of craters; big craters, little craters, craters IN craters, and craters ON craters.
Why does a spacecraft does not burns when it move from earth to space but it burns while returning from there?
When a spacecraft goes into space its speed increases dramatically once it leave the earths atmosphere. When it is returning to earth, it hits the atmosphere at a faster rate than it was traveling when it left. The friction of the atmosphere against the craft, heats it up.
How was bar codes originally used in space?
Bar codes were originally used in space when they had to scan it on their way out of the space craft so the ISS would know exactly when they left and when they came back in and exactly how long they have been out.
What are space objects that burn as they enter Earth's atmosphere called?
Its called friction. When the rock enters the atmosphere it can be travelling at thousands of miles and hour. In space there is nothing to slow it down, when it comes to the Earths atmosphere there is resistance as the air tries to slow it down, this creates heat and the tempretures can reach thousands of degrees, rock melts at about 1200ºC.
What is the ring around the earth?
The atmosphere. Space junk, or space debris, and there are tons of it left behind from countless missions. It causes problems for current missions, since collisions could result in serious damage or death.
What would happen If gap is not left between railroads?
if gap is not left between railroads, it will expand in summer and will bend if no space is left
What forces the air to go in something?
If this is a physics question then it could be written as, "Why is every space which is not filled with something else, filled with air?" The same question could be, "Why does air fill every empty space it can find?" The answer is "gravity". Gravity pulls the atmosphere as close to the Earth as it can. If there is a hole in the atmosphere such as an empty bottle, then the atmosphere has to sit a bit higher than it would like. By rushing some air into the bottle, there is a bit more space left down here for all the other molecules of air to settle into. You could say that the pressure of the air above pushes the air down here into every empty space it can find.
What is the ring around the earth called?
The atmosphere. Space junk, or space debris, and there are tons of it left behind from countless missions. It causes problems for current missions, since collisions could result in serious damage or death.
What is the scariest game of all time?
probally dead space (I dont know if dead space 2 came out but if it did at that to the list) or left for dead 2
