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How, if at all, is the Earth affected by the universe expanding?

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  1. There are theories that include that the earth is expanding along with the universe or some theories think the earth is actually contracting, but none of these have been proven. They claim the continents drifting apart shows that the earth is expanding but there are no concrete facts to back that up. So what scientists can tell so far is that the universe is expanding but earth is neither expanding nor contracting it is remaining the same and nothing is really happening or affecting the earth that goes along with the expanding universe.

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    1. The earth will not expand due to the universe expanding, it will actually hardly have an impact on it if any at all. Yes it may drift apart from other galaxies and planets but in no way shape or form has it been proven to expand, most people believe it would be impossible for the earth to expand

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    2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanding_Earth

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    3. This is a very good argument. Two great points. I don't know which one to believe.

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  2. The earth is not directly affected by the universe expanding but it will separate farther away from other planets as we saw with the chair/room experiment.

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    1. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  3. The Universe Is expanding through time and space with no end or IS there and end and we just don't know it?

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  5. It is believed that if earth is truly expanding then, it will affect the distance between earth and other planets

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    1. http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/astro/universe/universe.asp

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  6. The Earth is affected by the universe's expansion because the galaxy that contains the Solar System is moving farther and farther away from neighboring galaxies.

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    1. But earth itself is not effected or else the path earth revolves on will be effected just like the gas planets would take longer and is denser

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    1. The earth is not really affected by the universe expanding except for the fact that its moving farther from other galaxies

      http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  9. If the earth were to expand that wouldnt happen in the first place because that means if we were to do that our revolution process around the sun will be effected. Also if the universe is expanding its not getting bigger the galaxies and stars are getting bigger but planets are the same.

    http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  10. The earth is millions atoms that come together. The dark matters, and matters in atoms will help the earth to do not loose its shape, so expending of universe is important for the earth

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      The Expanding Universe. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/astro/universe/universe.asp

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    2. some scientists say dark energy drives the expansion of the earth!

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  11. Scientists agree that the expanding of the universe has little to no effect on our solar system in our life time, but there is speculation about how it could effect us in the distant future. Some say that it will cause the energy that is inside of our solar system to be transferred to the outside of our solar system, which could eventually lead to the overall temperature of our solar system going down, and eventual freezing of earth.

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    1. http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio303/bigbang.htm

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  12. The expansion of the universe doesn't actually affect the spaces between particles. The universe's expansion is not a force that will rip particles, molecules or even objects apart. The 'fabric of space' is not stretching - just the distances between really large things like galaxies. So while the distance between the milky way and its nearest neighbor may increase over the next billion years, the distance between the proton and neutron in a deuterium atom's nucleus will not.


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  13. The earth is not directly effected by the expansion of the universe.
    There is another theory saying we might run in to another galaxy which might cause an explosion which can end the world

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  14. The Earth is not affected too much by the expansion of the universe, because the force only exerts an immeasurably small force on our planet. We are simply moving further away from other galaxies throughout space.
    What does it mean when they say the universe is expanding?(Everyday Mysteries:Fun Science Facts fromthe Library of Congress). (2012, June 5). Library of Congress Home. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/universe.html

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  15. The expansion of the universe will only affect earth in a long period of time. Fortunately, we probably will not see anything about it in our lifetime or nothing major. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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    1. If the earth start to expand, it might cause that it escape the orbit of the sun

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  16. The Earth won't be affected for about 5 billion years. As of right now, the universe's expansion just means that all the things in our universe are moving farther from each other.

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    1. (2008, Feb 26). The Earth is doomed (in 5 billion years). Retrieved fromhttp://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2008/feb/26/earth-is-doomed-in-5-billion-years

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  17. Earth will not affect by the universe expanding. It should stay in the orbit of the sun

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  18. Scientists agree that the expanding of the universe has little to no effect on our solar system in our life time, but there is speculation about how it could effect us in the distant future. Some say that it will cause the energy that is inside of our solar system to be transferred to the outside of our solar system. http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio303/bigbang.htm

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  19. The expansion of the universe will probably not affect earth in our lifetime, at least in a noticable way. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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    1. I believe this to be true and that it has never affected Earth ever

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  20. The Earth will barely be affected by the universe. At best, even if a significant amount of expansion occurs, the force that is expanding the universe will be minuscule in comparison to the amount of force that is holding our solar system together. The only consequence is the fact that any neighboring galaxies will be propelled away from us.

    "The Expanding Universe." The Expanding Universe. Sloan Digital Sky Survey, n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2013. .

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  21. The Earth is not going to be affected by the expansion of the universe. There are many forces such as the Earth's gravity working to keep it the way it is, and the universe's expansion is not powerful enough to make any changes.

    "Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?." Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2013.

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  23. The earth is not expanding while the universe is, because of gravity. Gravity holds the galaxies together thus holding earth together in the Milky Way. Dark energy can't pull the earth because the gravity is far greater than the dark energy here.
    The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe. (n.d.). An Atlas of The Universe. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/bigbang.

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  24. How, if at all, is the Earth affected by the universe expanding?
    The earth and milky way galaxy are not affected by the expanding or are only affected by a small degree that we would never notice. The universe will eventually drift so far apart that everything will freeze over and all life will die. The question is will that affect the earth or will our sun already have engulfed our earth by then?(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Crunch)

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  25. The expansion of the universe doesn't really affect us because it doesn't mean we are getting bigger, it means that the space between us and other galaxies is getting larger, or stretching. Therefore, it doesn't have a significant affect on us.

    Rothstein, Dave. "Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?." Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. .

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  26. The Earth is not affected by the universe expanding because gravity holds the galaxies and earth together. There is not enough dark energy to pull the earth and affect it, thanks to gravity.
    retval;}, e. (n.d.). Dark Energy: The Biggest Mystery in the Universe | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine. History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places | Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Dark-Energy-The-Biggest-Mystery-in-the-Universe.html?device=ipad

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  27. The expansion of the universe does not have a major effect on Earth because individual galaxies are held together by the gravity at the center of each individual one. The Milky Way galaxy should stay in tact even though the universe is expandingWhat does it mean when they say the universe is expanding?(Everyday Mysteries:Fun Science Facts fromthe Library of Congress). (n.d.). Library of Congress Home. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/universe.htm

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    1. Exactly Kevin, if it wasn't for gravity the earth would expanded just like the universe is.

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    2. S smart Kevin I agree! Proud of u

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  28. From what I found, I think the expansion of the universe mostly affects the positions of the galaxies more than the earth. The orbit of the solar system will not be affected as much, the earths orbit will barely be modified due to expansion.http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/12625/how-does-hubbles-constant-affect-the-earths-orbit

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  29. Overtime, due to the expansion of the universe, the earth and all the planets in our solar system will be pulled away from the sun. The sun is the only reason the earth is able to support life. Considering this fact, scientists conclude that as the earth grows farther and farther from the sun, life on earth will die. This theory, the snowball earth theory, states the earth will freeze over as it moves away from the sun, thus killing all life on our planet.

    Choi, C. (n.d.). Big Freeze: Earth Could Plunge into Sudden Ice Age | LiveScience . Science News – Science Articles and Current Events | LiveScience . Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.livescience.com/7981-big-freeze-earth-plunge-sudden-ice-age.html

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  30. The expansion of the universe has no immediate affect on the Earth or on other planets, galaxies, and stars. The expansion increases the distance between objects with matter, not the distance of the molecules that make up the object. The force keeps the molecules together within their space. However, the molecules does decrease in density as the universe expands and accelerates, and the chances of molecules that were separated to come together again will decreases as well, but for it to have any major effect would take many billions of years.

    Q & A: The Mystery of the Expanding Universe | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (2006, July 19). Physics Van | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1120

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  31. The earth is not really affected by the universe expanding except for the fact that its moving farther from other galaxies

    http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  32. Most people or scientist seem to think that there isn't much of an issue with the expansion of the expansion on earth. It all has to do with gravity so the expansion shouldn't change all that much. I believe over time people might see things differently because I think there might be an issue with this over time.


    scientists. (n.d.). THE BIG BANG . University of Michigan. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/bigbang.htm

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  33. The earth itself isn't really is affected by the universe expanding. The people on earth, on the other hand, are very much affected. For decades humans all over the world have been trying to understand and explore space. A huge pending question that all astrologists, scientists, and just general people have been wondering for a long time may never be answered because of the expanding universe. That question is: is there intelligent life beyond our universe? As of now, we cannot move beyond our universe due to power, speed, and human life shortages. With everything moving further away from each other, it will be that much harder to get to the other universes so that we can answer that question.

    "Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?." Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. .

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  34. The earth should not be affected much at all by the expanding universe because we are still going to be under the gravitational pull of the sun. But maybe millions of years from now there will only be a couple of stars in the night sky.
    http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  35. The earth itself isn't really is affected by the universe expanding. The people on earth, on the other hand, are very much affected. For decades humans all over the world have been trying to understand and explore space. A huge pending question that all astrologists, scientists, and just general people have been wondering for a long time may never be answered because of the expanding universe. That question is: is there intelligent life beyond our universe? As of now, we cannot move beyond our universe due to power, speed, and human life shortages. With everything moving further away from each other, it will be that much harder to get to the other universes so that we can answer that question.

    "Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?." Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. .

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  36. Earth is not affected by the expansion of the universe. Gravity doesn't allow the solar system or Milky Way galaxy to move apart from each other. The galaxies are moving apart from each other, leading to the expansion of the universe.

    "The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe." The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2013.

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  37. The earth is not directly affected by the expansion of the universe.

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  38. The expansion of the universe doesn't actually seem to affect the Earth or the spaces between particles. The universe's expansion is not a force that will rip particles, molecules or even objects apart. The 'fabric of space' is not stretching - just the distances between really large things like galaxies. So while the distance between the milky way and its nearest neighbor may increase over the next billion years, the distance between the proton and neutron in a deuterium atom's nucleus will not.

    Q & A: The Mystery of the Expanding Universe. (2006, 07 19). Retrieved from http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1120

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    1. Why doesn't it affect us directly?

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  39. The earth is not being affected by the universe expanding since we are currently in the gravitational pull of our son. The meaning by the universe is expanding is the space between galaxies and stars not the our being pulled away.

    Life in the Universe - Stephen Hawking. (n.d.). Stephen Hawking - Home. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.hawking.org.uk/life-in-the-universe.html

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  40. the earth suffers no direct result from the expansion of the universe due to the string gravitational force contained within the milkyway galaxy
    http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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    1. Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?. (n.d.). Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  41. It will be awhile till the earth starts fully expanding but as of now that means that the earth will be farther away from everything like the sun and other planets.

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    1. How long until we see changes of the universe expanding on earth?

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  42. The universe expanding has no immediate affect on the Earth or stars and galaxies. but it increases the distance between objects with matter. molecules decrease in density as the universe expands and accelerates, and the chances of molecules that were separated to come together again will decrease too evantually. The expansion of the universe won't have a major effect on the earth for a very long time.

    Q & A: The Mystery of the Expanding Universe | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (2006, July 19). Physics Van | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. R
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  43. There's a theory could include some kind of field that creates this cosmic acceleration. Theorists still don't know what the correct explanation is, but they have given the solution a name. It is called dark energy.

    Dark Energy, Dark Matter - NASA Science. (n.d.). NASA Science. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy

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  44. There's no current effect on the earth but if there was it would take millions of years for the universe expanding the effect our earth. We are currently in a gravitational pull of the sun so the earth isn't effected.

    Q & A: The Mystery of the Expanding Universe | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (2006, July 19). Physics Van | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. R
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  45. The Earth is being affected but the expansion of the universe, because as the universe begins to expand more, the average density of matter in the universe will begin to decrease. At the beginning of the universe all matter was kept at one point, but as the universe is expanding, the more matter is beginning to expand also.

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  46. the universe is expanding (space is stretching),it would make sense that the spaces between particles are getting bigger. If this is so, then the particles which make up atoms are also affected.

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  47. The expansion doesn't really affect us. It just means that the space between us and other galaxies is getting larger, or stretching, not that the earth itself is actually getting bigger or expanding.

    Rothstein, Dave. "Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?." Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. .

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  48. The earth is not directly affected by the universe expanding but it affects the distance between earth and any other planets.

    Q & A: The Mystery of the Expanding Universe | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (n.d.). Physics Van | Department of Physics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1120

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  49. "The Earth is not expanding and neither is the solar system, nor the Milky Way galaxy. These objects formed under the influence of gravity and stopped moving apart. Gravity also holds galaxies together into groups and clusters. It is mainly the groups and clusters of galaxies that are moving apart in the universe



    Big Bang . (n.d.). Big Bang expansion. Retrieved July 8, 2009, from Big Bang: How Did the Universe Begin?. (n.d.). UGCS - Welcome to UGCS!. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~yukimoon/BigBang/

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  50. Current scientists do not think that the expansion of pace is affected earth or any of the galaxies for that matter. Also, the universe is not expanding, just the distance from different galaxies is.

    Official , NASA. "Dark Energy, Dark Matter - NASA Science." NASA Science. NASA online , 30 Apr. 2013. Web. 9 Sept. 2013.

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  51. Since our solar system is balanced, only the distance between earth and other galaxies is affected, not earth itself.


    The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe. (n.d.). An Atlas of The Universe. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/bigbang

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  52. Universal expansion is the stretching of our universe and galaxies. The Earth is not affected by universal expansion, only our knowledge of the universe is really influenced.

    http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  53. What they really mean to ask, is the universe stretching? Then yes earth is affected, because, as our galaxy moves away, our particles are expanding as well

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  54. Earth is not affected by the expansion of the universe. Gravity doesn't allow the solar system or Milky Way galaxy to move apart from each other. The galaxies are moving apart from each other, leading to the expansion of the universe.

    "The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe." The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Sept. 2013

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  55. Some scientists believe that the expanding of the universe could eventually cause everything to freeze
    http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio303/bigbang.htm

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  56. The expansion of the universe itself does not directly influence us or earth because the things that are close enough to actually affect anything we experience are held together by the enormous gravitational pull that keeps everything in our galaxy close together (most likely a black hole). The only things that are far away enough to not be affected by the same gravitational pull as us, yet bright enough to see would be clusters of galaxies light years away, clusters that don't directly affect us.

    http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/astro/universe/universe.asp

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  57. The earth is not affected in an immediate way by the constant expanding universe due to the gravity that holds our solar system together. This prevents expansion in our solar system but the earth will continue to shrink on a universal scale as the universe continues to expand.

    Life in the Universe - Stephen Hawking. (n.d.). Stephen Hawking - Home. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.hawking.org.uk/life-in-the-universe.html

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  58. We would be getting further and further away from the sun until life would not be able to survive.

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  59. Scientists agree that the expansion has no effect on us now but they say in the future the energy inside of our solar system could be transferred to the outside of it
    Expansion of the universe." Biology. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. .

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  60. The expansion of the universe has no direct effect on earth. In relation to our galaxy nothing is changing because of the gravitational pull at the center of the solar system that holds everything together.

    Life in the Universe - Stephen Hawking. (n.d.). Stephen Hawking - Home. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.hawking.org.uk/life-in-the-universe.html

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  61. No, the earth is not affected by the universe expanding. Due to the gravity that holds our solar system together the never ending expansion of the universe does not directly affect earth.

    "The Expanding Universe." SDSS SkyServer DR7. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. .

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  62. Galaxies are moving away from the earth at increasing speeds which would affect ability to travel to other galaxies if that is possible, but the Milky Way is set in its size as far as we know and gravity holds our galaxy together. That is to say, while the universe is stretching, the Milky Way is not itself spreading apart but rather accelerating away from other galaxies.

    The Big Bang and the Expansion of the Universe. (n.d.). An Atlas of The Universe. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/bigbang.html

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  63. It will not affect us directly, because neither Earth nor our galaxy are expanding. Galaxies are expanding from each other, but the galaxies themselves remain unchanged from this phenomenon.

    Big Bang . (n.d.). Big Bang expansion. Retrieved July 8, 2009, from Big Bang: How Did the Universe Begin?. (n.d.). UGCS - Welcome to UGCS!. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~yukimoon/BigBang/

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  64. The forces of the expanding universe are not enough to overcome the forces, such as Earth's gravity, within the galaxies and, therefore, there is not an effect on the Earth. The expansion is only visible across the vast expanses of space where it is to overwhelmed by other forces. Rothstein, D. (n.d.). Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?. Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  65. Earth will not expand due to the universe expanding, it will hardly have any impact if any at all. Now, it may drift apart from the other galaxies and planets but the earth has not been proven to expand, many people believe it would be impossible for the earth to expand.

    Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?. (n.d.). Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php

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  66. The earth is not affected by the universe expanding because of the earths gravitational pull to the sun and it is the space between galaxies that is expanding.
    Hawking, S.. (Year, Month. Day ). In Life in the Universe. Retrieved Sep. 9, 2013, from http://www.hawking.org.uk/life-in-the-universe.html

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  67. The earth is not affected by the universes expansion. The expansion just means that the space between planets and galaxies is growing. This can be explained through dark energy.


    Dark Energy, Dark Matter - NASA Science. (n.d.). NASA Science. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy/

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  68. The earth is not really affected by the universe expanding except for the fact that its moving farther from other galaxies

    http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  69. The universes continuous expansion will more than likely have no affect on the earth. The earth has a gravitational pull to the sun which is causing the earth to stay in place. Scientists discovered that the other galaxies are moving away from earth because of the expansion of the universe, but not individual planets or stars, like earth and our sun.

    Rothstein, D. (n.d.). Curious About Astronomy: What is the universe expanding into?. Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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  70. Earth is affected by dark energy which is the force that is causing the universe to expand. Dark energy is pushing galaxies and solar systems apart but has no direct affect on earth or our solar system. Eventually, dark energy will push everything so far apart that it will freeze but that will not happen any time soon.science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy/

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  71. Just because the universe is expanding does not mean the same thing for Earth. Earth is indirectly effected by the universe expanding but our solar system will continuously drift from galaxies surrounding us.

    Speed of Universe's Expansion Measured Better Than Ever: Scientific American. (n.d.). Science News, Articles and Information | Scientific American. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=speed-of-universes-expansion

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  72. If the universe is infinitely big, then it simply isn't expanding into anything. The universe expanding doesn't really affect the Earth at all.
    http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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    1. I agree! It's the space that's between galaxies that's expanding.

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  73. A comment from a Nobel prize winner Leon Lederman claims that just because the universe is expanding it is not making the particles expand. Theories support that the expansion of the universe does not have a force that will affect particles or matter in space. The expansion of the universe basically means that the distance between galaxies is expanding not exactly the planets moving apart. So as far as we know Earth or our solar system will not be affected. http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1120

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  74. The expansion will not be able to affect the earth very much. This expansion would only cause the space between the different galaxies to increase rather than our planet increasing in size. The affect the expansion will have on earth is extremely minimal.

    "The Expanding Universe." SDSS SkyServer DR7. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2013. <http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/astro/u

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  75. The expansion of the universe will only affect earth in a long period of time. We won't be able to see in our life time what will happen when it expands too much and forms a black hole... Which is a very good thing.

    http://skyserver.sdss.org/dr1/en/astro/universe/universe.asp

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  76. Well, most scientists would say that if there is any effect on the earth, it could have devastating consequences. Ever since Edwin Hubble discovered that the galaxies in the universe were spreading apart in 1929, scientists say that if this pattern continues, earth could completely freeze over because of it’s extreme distance from any heat source. However, this would take billions of years to occur.

    1929: Edwin Hubble Discovers the Universe is Expanding | Everyday Cosmology. (n.d.). Everyday Cosmology | connecting cosmology to real life. Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://cosmology.carnegiescience.edu/timeline/1929

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  77. The expansion of the earth is affecting us everyday and in the long run. The earth is affected by dark energy and that is what cause the expansion if the universe.

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  78. The earth expanding could affect us today because it has a certain ratio from land to water. If there is to much of one that could be bad for our population.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanding_Earth

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  79. The earth is not affected by the expansion of earth. Individual atoms are not separating which is why the planets within a galaxy is not expanding.

    Do Atoms Get Bigger as the Universe Expands?. (n.d.). Physic FAQ. Retrieved September 10, 2013, from http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity

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  80. The expansion of the universe does not not effect the spaces between particle. The universes expansion is not a force that will rip particles or objects apart we do not notice it I don't think it effects it at all. Maybe the oceans and maybe global warming but I don't think that has anything to do

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  81. The universe expanding over time does not effect the earth at all. There have been people that have come up with theories that the earth is either expanding or contracting with the universe, but it has not been proven by a scientist yet so those just remain talks in the air.

    http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=274

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