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Old 01-06-2006, 15:56 PM   #16 (permalink)
Praxus
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M21Sniper
The Earth is part of the universe, which is a closed system, so the earth is also a part of a closed system.
If the Earth was a closed system, there would be no energy or matter leaving it or hitting it. This obviously is not the case. The Earth is indeed an open system, a system open to the rest of the Universe.
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