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Earth is held in its orbit by the mass of the sun. This mass creates a gravitational pull on the earth that does not allow it to escape its orbit. all things in the universe exert gravitational force, even us on an extremely small scale. Small enough that we can experience any affects from it. The larger the mass the more gravitational force it will create. Also the speed the earth is moving will keep the distance from the sun. If the earth was to stop revolving around the sun and just stop and stay still in space, the suns gravity would pull the earth into it, obviously destroying it. The earths momentum keeps its distance from he sun and the suns gravity keeps the earth from moving further away. It is a balancing act, two forces working against each other to keep the status quo. The earth wants to move away but the sun won let it.
According to Einstein, The mass of an object will bend and warp space-time around it. Its like this - have 4 people hold out a large blanket in the air. Looks straight, even. Now Put a Bowling bowl in the middle. It will make a large depression around the ball. This represents the gravitational effect on space-time. Now put a Baseball in the mix. You will see the baseball be attracted to the bowling ball. This represents gravitational force or pull.
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∙ 15y agoGas, the atmosphere, of the Earth is held in place by gravitation, though as gas constitutes of a large number randomly - and fast - moving particles, sometimes by pure chance some of them get high enough velocity to completely escape Earth's gravitational pull. The process is accelerated by highly energetic solar wind which 'blows' the gas particles away.
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∙ 11y agoGravity!
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Which gas can escape from earth's gravity?
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Why doesnt the gas on a gas giant planet escape into space?
For the same reason that our atmosphere on Earth does not escape into space - gravity.
Gas particles in the Earth's atmosphere most easily escape from?
Most of the atmosphere's gas never escapes the planet. Most of the gas in our atmosphere is from natural sources. They do not escape and have never escaped.
Why can gases such as helium escape the earth's atmosphere?
because earth has gas particles that can let helium go
There is no atmosphere on the moon. Explain on the basis of escape velocity?
the escape velocity of moon is less than that of earth...so the gas easily escape out and hence moon has no atmosphere..
Why is thermal escape of atmospheric gas much easier from the Moon than from Earth?
Because the Moon's gravity is so much weaker than Earth's.
What is the escape speed from the surface of the earth?
The escape speed from the surface of the earth, or the "escape velocity" from the earth is about 11.2km/s.
When was Escape from Earth created?
Escape from Earth was created in 2005.
Why doesn't the gas on a gas gaint escape into space?
because it is strong enough to hold its place on the plants of gas and because it would fall in to the EARTH and you would die and because your moms gas doesn't float
How many pages does Escape from Earth have?
Escape from Earth has 432 pages.
Why are helium and the free hydrogen very rare on earth?
Too light and too close to the 1/6 rule in escape speed from earth's gravity. A gas must be withing 1/6 of the escape speed from earth's escape speed for it's gravity to be easily retained in the earth's atmosphere. These two gases are heated too easily. are too light and too close to the escape speed to hang around unfixed, or untrapped in the atmosphere.
Is the 2009 Ford Escape electric or gas?
The 2009 Ford Escape is a gas-powered vehicle.
