Earth's Weight In Pounds

 

The Earth is a massive planet, with a diameter of about 12,742 kilometers (7,917 miles) and a circumference of about 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles). Its size gives it a lot of mass, which means that it has a lot of gravity. But just how much does the Earth weigh?

To answer this question, we need to understand a little bit about weight. Weight is a measure of the force of gravity on an object. It is determined by the mass of the object and the acceleration due to gravity, which is 9.8 meters per second squared (32.2 feet per second squared) at the surface of the Earth. This means that the weight of an object on Earth is equal to its mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity.

So, how much does the Earth weigh? The mass of the Earth is about 5.97 x 10^24 kilograms (5,970,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms). When we multiply this by the acceleration due to gravity, we get a weight of about 5.97 x 10^24 kilograms * 9.8 meters per second squared, or about 5.9 x 10^25 newtons. This is a massive number, but it's actually not the weight of the Earth.

The weight of the Earth is actually the force of gravity on the Earth, and this force is what keeps us and everything else on the surface of the planet. To find the weight of the Earth, we need to divide the force of gravity by the acceleration due to gravity. This gives us a weight of about 6 x 10^24 kilograms, or about 13,170,000,000,000,000,000,000 pounds.

So, there you have it: the Earth weighs about 13.17 trillion pounds.