a) because we'd argue over which country it was built in
b) so astronauts can conduct long term experiments in zero gravity
The entire point of it is that it's in SPACE!!!!
Earth's Gravity would pull it straight down to earths surface.
The ISS is about 400 km (250 mi) from the Earths surface.
counter to the earth's rotation Exactly wrong..........it travels WITH the Earths rotation.....eastwards
MIR is Russian for "peace or world". It was a Russian space station that was the first inhabited space station in space. It was in operation from 1986 til 2001 when it's orbit was allowed to degenerate and burnt up in the Earths atmosphere. It should not be confused with the International Space Station or ISS which is a separate space station. See related links for more information
The international space station (taken as an example) orbits earth once every 92 minutes and travels at over 17,000 mph relative to the earths surface. The earths surface is a long way away though, over 250 miles down, so the lack of detail seen at that height will give the impression of the earth appearing to slowly rotate below. There is no acceleration experienced on the space station and no closer objects that would appear to fly past (or that could be seen to) so overall, there would not be much of a sensation of speed on board.
Earth's Gravity would pull it straight down to earths surface.
The ISS is about 400 km (250 mi) from the Earths surface.
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counter to the earth's rotation Exactly wrong..........it travels WITH the Earths rotation.....eastwards
100
70% or 80% of water covers the earths surface
MIR is Russian for "peace or world". It was a Russian space station that was the first inhabited space station in space. It was in operation from 1986 til 2001 when it's orbit was allowed to degenerate and burnt up in the Earths atmosphere. It should not be confused with the International Space Station or ISS which is a separate space station. See related links for more information
No the crust covers earths surface
to draw the earths surface.
The tectonic plates below earths surface shape earths landforms
There are almost no extrusive rocks on the earths surface because they are all under the earths surface. They are mainly lower than the earths surface.
it is water cycle