why earth's axle is at an angle...?15 deg or something...
2006-08-15 04:50:51 · 7 answers · asked by insane 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I believe you mean "axis" and it's 23.5 degrees. No one knows how it got this way, but it was probably due to one or more collisions shortly after (or while) Earth first formed.
2006-08-15 04:58:58 · answer #1 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more like 23.5 +/- 5 deg, this is angle associated with its ecliptic (or orbit plane)...
It's axis is tilted due to gravitation and rotational kinematics interacting with its motion...
2006-08-15 11:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by AresIV 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the earths axis is through its north and south pole, the earths tilt is ~23.5 degrees
2006-08-15 11:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by pinkphishie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All planets have axes that are tilted based on their orbits.
All orbits are tilted with respect to the 'equator' of the sun.
2006-08-15 12:06:40 · answer #4 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called axis and it is believed to have happened when the moon was form after a colision with a large planet sized asteriod
2006-08-15 11:57:06 · answer #5 · answered by mi_gl_an 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its axis is 23-23.5 degress with respect to its orbit
2006-08-15 11:57:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't you mean axis?
2006-08-15 11:54:51 · answer #7 · answered by Harley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋