Ask an Astronomer for KIDS! - How much does Earth weigh and how is this measured?




How much does Earth weigh and how is this measured?

Earth weighs about 13,170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 pounds (or 5,974,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms). Since Earth is too big to be placed on a scale, scientists use mathematics and the laws of gravity to figure out Earth's weight.