if a planet starts turning the opposite way what will happen??

Answer 1

The world would shake with a massive jolt and we would all fall over. Sadly i don't know, i'm sure i've heard that the earth wouldn't be able to cope and end.

Answer 2

Mystic has it absolutely correct. The only thing the Earth's spin on its axis causes is the perception of the Sun "rising" and "setting" in the directions it does. The earth would still exert the same gravitational force, the seasons would remain the same [since seasons are based upon both Earth's tilt relative to the Sun and the orbiting around the Sun by the Earth].

If it were to happen for the Earth, it would just get one lost by using the Sun's setting and rising as navigational tools. And, lots of science textbooks would need to be reprinted. Hmmm, bet ya if publishing houses could think of a way to get the Earth to spin the other way they would...think of all the income it would generate them.

Even though I do not see the Earth starting to spin the other direction, it is in fact slowing down. It is also wobbling a bit..like a top spinning down. Eventually it would stop completely, but the Sun is going to turn into a red giant and incinerate the Earth long before it stops. So, nothing to worry about then is there.

Answer 3

The weather systems of the whole planet would get screwed up badly. The coriolis force is the frictional force that the Earths atmosphere exerts upon itself and is driven by the rotation of the Earth. A change in the direction of rotation would result in air masses in the northern hemisphere being reforced from a south-westerly to south-easterly flow and NE to NW in the southern hemisphere. This would impact all of the planets major wind systems throughout the atmosphere, causing rain clouds to move in wholly other patterns changing rainy seasons across the globe. Food harvests would be severely affected and millions would starve, after a few years tho' the new systems will have settled in and become more predictable but mass migrations of people following the new rain-falls would ensue bringing further chaos to humanity.

The "sunrise/set" answerers don't know anything about weather and climate - the path of the sun across the sky is the least significant and most trivial effect.

Answer 4

Well as all of us know that rotation in an orbit of a planet is based on the magnetic fields within the planet as well as its focal point e.g. sun. When however if earth start rotating other way around, that means its magnetic polarity Will change, within it, and if it does happen then obviously the polarity facing to other planets or star will change as well. And instead of attraction it shall be repelled by other planet, and vice versa for repelling planets. So as a result earth will leave its orbit and possibly collapse into some other planet or start or just simply start moving in a new orbit. But even in that case a huge climate change will occur, and I assume rarely any life shall be able to survive through those conditions.

Answer 5

Well it would depend on the context of the question. It the question is just asking if the world was spinning the other way, then nothing would happen except the sun would rise in the West, and set in the East. But if the earth suddenly stopped, and started going the other way, then the continents would probably fly into space by way of simple physics. I mean the earth is spinning around 465 meters per second, and has a mass of 5.9742×1024 Kilograms. If you stopped all that mass in an instant, the energy has to go somewhere.

Answer 6

If events have already happened to make the planet begin to stop spinning in the way it has been, the first impact will be atmospheric and weather related, leading to tidal waves as the winds and temperatures are disrupted from their pattern. The sudden and dramatic changes will lead to earthquakes from the sudden jolt to the unsuspecting stress points in the earth's mantle. After that, utilities and basic communications become disrupted and mass chaos reins. When the planet begins turning the other way, everything will already have been killed in theory because of the delicate balance of nature and our elements....taking for granted it could actually happen.

Answer 7

nothing... the sun would appear to set and rise in east and west respectively.. just that.. Everything else would stay the same.. Time WILL NOT move backwards... time has nothing to do with a planet's orbit or rotation...If the Earth starts rotating the opposite way time will still move forward...

Answer 8

The earth will initiate to orbit the daylight in a diverse direction, situation with it really is our earths plantation and organic world has tailored to its seasons even as the daylight is on the earth etc by using direction its been orbiting for a lengthy time period, if all that receives reversed nature will be in havoc, each and every piece of natures timing will be distorted and also you in worry-free words desire one portion of pass incorrect for the international eco gadget to break down

Answer 9

Anything on the planet will fall off

Answer 10

This is impossible scientifically speaking! but I reckon should it have been possible the planet's iner magnettic force will react against whatever force is making it go the wrong way and in so doing destroy the planet!!