• Question: how does the sea stay in place?

    Asked by 9bride to Antonia, Douglas, Hugh, Matt, Tom on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Matthew Hurley

      Matthew Hurley answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Gravity and it floats on the earths’ crust.

    • Photo: Douglas Blane

      Douglas Blane answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      The pull of gravity holds the sea on the surface and stops it flying off into space. It does the same with you. And me. And Tom, Matt, Hugh and Antonia.

      If gravity was suddenly turned off, we’d fly up into space and so would all the seas.

    • Photo: Hugh Roderick

      Hugh Roderick answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      Because it has no where else to go. With the exception of low lying places like Holland most land is above sea level (so higher then the sea).

    • Photo: Tom Hardy

      Tom Hardy answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      I’m not sure what you mean? The sea is lower than the coast so it stays off the land. Just like a pond or a fountain stays within its walls. It is able to stay on the Earth because of gravity!

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