Physical science questions
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Physical science questions
How much does the sky weigh and how is that determined?
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Re: Physical science questions
Hi,
That's an interesting question -- partially because there are so many ways to answer it!
I wonder what first you mean by the sky. It could be the atmosphere that you are referring to - of which there are a few layers or do you mean some larger portion beyond the atmosphere and into space?
Once you know what you are measuring, I think it wouldn't be too hard to find the density of whatever space you want to know the weight of online. (The density is the weight of something for every cubic space - so for every 1 foot cubed box, the air contained inside it will have approximately the same weight.)
I hope this helps and if you can come up with a more precise question and still need help, I can try to help answer that too.
Good luck! Claire
That's an interesting question -- partially because there are so many ways to answer it!
I wonder what first you mean by the sky. It could be the atmosphere that you are referring to - of which there are a few layers or do you mean some larger portion beyond the atmosphere and into space?
Once you know what you are measuring, I think it wouldn't be too hard to find the density of whatever space you want to know the weight of online. (The density is the weight of something for every cubic space - so for every 1 foot cubed box, the air contained inside it will have approximately the same weight.)
I hope this helps and if you can come up with a more precise question and still need help, I can try to help answer that too.
Good luck! Claire