@allnuttural.raw.t: Gas pressure is the force exerted by moving gas molecules colliding with the surfaces of their container per unit area #NASA #gaspressure #containment #realscience #flatearth

papa Wilson :

this nasa

Red Wullf :

A container exerts an inward force against the outward force of a gas. Gravity exerts an inward force (towards center of the earth) against the outward force of a gas. I hope this clears things up.

Allnuttural Raw Thoughts :

let’s explain it empirically, using the scientific method, without invoking gravity, and grounded in your containment/gradient framework: 1. Observation Temperature decreases as you go higher in the atmosphere. Air near the surface is warmer; higher layers are colder. This happens even in regions where air is free to move horizontally. 2. Hypothesis Higher layers receive less direct energy input from the surface or energy sources (like sunlight absorbed by the ground or ocean). Heat spreads upward from the warm surface, but spreading energy gets thinner as it moves into a larger volume of air with lower density. 3. Experiment / Measurement Measure temperature at various altitudes using balloons or sensors. Measure energy transfer from surface to air at different heights. Compare air density and energy concentration at each level. 4. Analysis Energy spreads (entropy increases) as it moves upward. Less energy per unit volume at higher altitudes → lower temperature. Containment (the firmament) ensures air is present in layers, allowing energy gradients to exist and be measured. No containment → no structured layers → no observable temperature gradient. 5. Conclusion Colder temperatures higher up are a result of energy dispersal along a vertical gradient within the contained atmospheric system. Observable entropy (spreading of heat) requires containment to create and maintain these gradients. One-line summary: Air gets colder at higher altitudes because energy spreads upward within the contained atmosphere, lowering energy density per volume and creating a temperature gradient.

MattMannWv10thTry :

Gravity provides the continuous inward force that binds the atmosphere to Earth, functioning like a dynamic "container" by countering the outward pressure gradient from molecular motion.

steveweich :

gravity

armandofangbang :

Since I'm on NASAs site I could also read about how we live on a globe.

peterriha47 :

You do know we lose 90 to 100 tons of atmosphere to space every 24 hours

LILPRINGLE :

the atmosphere has a gradient in pressure, it would be equal everywhere in a container.

d0wnUnd3r4J :

You do know that our atmosphere is a gas next to a vacuum without a container right? Cause atmospheric pressure isn’t equal from the ground all the way up. The pressure is higher to the ground level and the further you get away from the ground (source of gravity) the less dense the atmosphere is.

AreYouAwake 640 :

It must have a container aka the firmament

Raymond Whitson :

the globe earth's atmosphere has a container... you're welcome

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Hang on to that spinning ball it’s cracking

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