If There Are 10⁴ Kg of Air Above Every Square

question 92

Essay

If there are 10⁴ kg of air above every square meter of the surface of Earth, and Earth is modeled as a sphere of radius 6.4 * 10⁶ m, what is the mass of Earth's atmosphere and what fraction is it of the total mass of the Earth? Show your calculation.

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