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How much does the Earth weigh in pounds?

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TabbyTom
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TabbyTom
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The general opinion seems to be that the mass of the earth is about 6 septillion (6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) kilograms, which is equivalent to 1.32 times 10^25 pounds avoirdupois (13,200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 lb).

Jan 09 2005, 7:29 PM
Zap_Rowsdower
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The Earth's mass is estimated to be 5.9736×10^24 kg

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth

Dec 04 2007, 8:32 PM
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rightiam
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rightiam
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Yes, or 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg

link http://science.howstuffworks.com/question30.htm

Dec 04 2007, 8:46 PM
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Answer has 5 votes.

Jun 03 2013, 5:39 PM
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mehaul star
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mehaul star
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5,972,190,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg is the MASS of the Earth. Weight follows from Newton's Force (F) equation: F=mA where Force is weight, Mass is the amount of matter and A is the attractive force due to gravity. The Earth has no weight in relation to itself since it is the source of the gravity. The Earth does have weight in relation to other celestial bosies such as the Moon and the Sun.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight

Jun 03 2013, 6:44 PM
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