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How does the thickness of the atmosphere affect the thickness of the Earth?
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∙ 9y ago
10 kilometers if you walk straight up.
The lower seven-tenths of the Atmosphere exists in the first 10 kilometers of altitude.
Consider a storm that is 500 [or a thousand] km across and only 10 km thick! Talk about 'Thin as a piece of paper'!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe amount of gravitational pull helps determine the gases that can form an atmosphere around a large body in space. So the mass of an object also determines the density of these gases. Note that several factors come into effect for a large object to sustain their gases if present. For example, hotter, lighter, and faster particles more easily slip out of a planet's gravitational grip into space than cooler, heavier, and slower particles. Hydrogen and Helium are two of the lightest molecular-weight molecules. If they build enough escape velocity they will be ejected into space.
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∙ 9y agoOn the Earth, with a thicker atmosphere, temperature differences are considerably reduced. If the atmosphere were thicker, it might be able to substantially moderate the temperature.
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∙ 12y agoEarth to sun distance = 1.5 * 1011 metres
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Earth diameter = 1.274 * 107 metres
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Ratio = 11770 : 1
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∙ 11y ago30%
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