2006-07-21 23:27:22 · 16 answers · asked by rob m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Do you mean the Earth spinning or the Earth around the Sun? Both take place. One Earth spin lasts 24 hours, where we see roughly half Sun, half day. The other is when we spin from one point in space, around the Sun to the exact same point, which takes about 365 Earth spins (1 year). And no, we wouldn't fall. The moon isn't spinning and it still has gravity, allbeit only about one sixth of ours.
2006-07-23 16:06:31 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We wouldn't fall off. For two reasons. First, Gravity would still remain; do to the fact that gravity is not based on motion but mass. Secondly, If the Earth were to stop spinning we would all be dead. The rotation of the earth provides a magnetic field that deflects deadly solar winds from the sun. And if the world were to stop spinning, assuming that it was gradually over time, we would all have died long before a complete halt of the earth.
2006-07-22 00:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by John E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We wouldn't fly off the earth if the world stopped spinning. Gravity has nothing to do with rotation, it is a result of the mass of the earth.
2006-07-21 23:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly.. in case you imagine about it you'll see that we'd want to honestly be pressed downward. evaluate the playground mary-go-round. even as it continues to be and also you're sitting on the sting there is not any rigidity inward nor outward. Now imagine that it truly is spinning right now... you may experience the centrifical rigidity attempting to sling you outward. The earth has a huge gravitational pull and each and every thing on it tries to pass in route of the middle. however, some (honestly plenty) of this inward charm is off set by using the centrifical rigidity brought about by using it is spin very like the mary-go-round party. subsequently, by using spinning we experience lighter and a lot less of the gravitational pull. So.. end the international and all of us cave in. desire this solutions the question!
2016-11-25 01:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is spinning?
2006-07-21 23:54:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gravity has nothing to do with the earth spinning.
If it stop spinning we would never fell, the only thing is that the Coriolis effect, that makes the storm, and other stuff, spinning would stop
and of course there would be no more days and nights unless if you travel to the other of the planet to sleep.
2006-07-21 23:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by australeolive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the world stops spinning, wouldn't it just stay put where it is now? and not move.
The only thing that would be sure is one side of the earth would have daylight forver and the other would always have night.
2006-07-21 23:43:34 · answer #7 · answered by almond flakes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we will fall towards the direction of the speed of the spinning world.....by the way, the world don't spin - the earth rotating....
2006-07-22 04:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by PunkGreen1829 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would fall off upways! What would stop the earth spinning?
2006-07-21 23:36:15 · answer #9 · answered by bentos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Down
2006-07-21 23:30:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋