it has been asked why it revolves and i ask why in counterclockwise.
2006-06-21 00:13:26 · 6 answers · asked by eshaghi_2006 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It doesn't. Go south of the equator and you will see it spins clockwise.
2006-06-21 00:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by scavenger_meat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. Ask any geologist, water travels in the path of least resistance due to gravity. If the path happens to be clockwise then that's how it will go, if not then it will go differently.
Waterfalls flow down towards the Earth's core, at least until it reaches an impermeable layer of rock. This then becomes the water table. If water is trapped between two impermeable layers of rock an aquifer will form. That is how you get wells. Wells are drilled through the top layer of impermeable rock to access the water.
Springs ocurr when faults push water tables up. The spring then goes through permiable rock like shale or sandstone and surfaces in spring form. It then flows back down until it is recycled. This is the geo-hydrological cycle of water.
2006-06-30 18:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by The One Line Review Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Coriolis Effect (the result of differing speeds of rotation at differing latitudes) has negligible effect on water sinks. It's more of a question of how the sink is structured and how the water might have been moving beforehand.
2006-07-02 15:22:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is known as the Coriolois effect, named after the discoverer. This is caused by the rotation of the Earth.
2006-06-29 01:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by _anonymous_ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The direction of the revolution depends on the direction in which the drop is rollin. UP OR DOWN?
2006-07-02 21:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by Dominator. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with Coriolis effects or which hemisphere you are in. It has to do with how your plumbing is set up. It is easy enough to get it to spin the other way.
2006-06-21 07:31:22 · answer #6 · answered by mathematician 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋