Wednesday, July 18, 2018

thermodynamics - Why is air not sucked off the Earth?


People said outside earth is a vacuum. But the air does not get sucked from the Earth's surface. Some said it is due to gravity and some said the speed of air molecules are not high enough to escape. We know vacuum will suck air like your vacuum cleaner and it has nothing to do with gravity. If outer space is really a vacuum, what prevents air escape the earth?




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