Why Doesn't Water Fall off the Earth
They Both Form Spheres. This Makes Sense, as Without Gravity to Tug Downward, the Forces Governing the Objects Are All the Same. So, the Water Drop (And Air...
Why Doesn’t Water Fall Off The Earth?
They both form spheres. This makes sense, as without gravity to tug downward, the forces governing the objects are all the same. So, the water drop (and air bubble) form themselves so they occupy a shape having the least amount of surface area, which is a sphere. On Earth, gravity distorts the shape, but not in space.Jun 5, 2018
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How does the water on Earth not fall?
The tilt of the Earth compared to the imaginary disk of its orbit includes its water. That water doesn’t spill away from the Earth; it’s already spilled onto and into the Earth, so it’s part of the Earth, just as the atmosphere is — the water stays here because down means toward the center of the sphere.
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