Estimate the total mass of Earth's atmosphere. The pressure at sea level on Earth is 1 Bar, a unit that equals 100,000 Newtons per square meter of ground under Earth's gravity. Remember that 1 Bar has units of "Force per square meter", and force is "Mass times Acceleration", where acceleration is due to Earth's gravity. This one is a bit tricky!

Estimate the total mass of Earth's atmosphere. The pressure at sea level on Earth is 1 Bar, a unit that equals 100,000 Newtons per square meter of ground under Earth's gravity. Remember that 1 Bar has units of "Force per square meter", and force is "Mass times Acceleration", where acceleration is due to Earth's gravity. This one is a bit tricky!

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