Earth Rotating Axis?

Question

Is Earth rotating exactly around a line joining the centres of North Pole and South Poles?

Answer 1

Yes, exactly.

In fact, the north and south pole can be defined as the points where the line "pokes up" through the surface of the Earth (or any spinning sphere for that matter)

You can think of the line as the axle of a wheel, with the poles being like where the axle goes through the wheel.

Peace

Answer 2

By definition, the North and South Poles are the points on the earth that represent the ends of the axis of rotation. So the answer to your questions is yes. If you were to draw an imaginary line between the North and South Pole, that would represent the axis of rotation that the earth rotates around.

Answer 3

Yes, the geographic north and south poles are defined as the points at which the axis of rotation meets the surface of the Earth

But, these poles are different that the magnetic north and south poles, which can change position.

Answer 4

YES. Think of the Earth as a huge gyroscope; its axis of rotation is CONSTANT and its extremities are arbitrarily named the NORTH and SOUTH poles.

Just as a gyroscope may wobble in its rotation the Earth also wobbles in its orbit.

Do not confuse the North and South poles with the MAGNETIC poles; they are changing their position every year. Check this on an Ordnance Survey Map.

Answer 5

Yes but remember that the seasons are determined by the axis angle.
Winter in Australia is summer in England. The suns rays are more direct in summer even though we are farther from the sun because of the earth's tilt/angle. Less direct in the winter yet closer to the sun. There is alot out there on predictions that involve the reversing of the earths poles. The Mayan's who were the most accurate in calander and time observation predict a major pole change Dec 21st 2012.
Check out the Net for more information on the earths axis and poles. Check out: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/earth_poles_040407.html
and:http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=540809
Good Luck

Answer 6

Uh, yes. Thats what poles are, imaginary points where the imaginary axis of rotation comes out of a sphere such as the Earth.

Answer 7

Basically yes, but the axis deviates slightly because of precession resulting in Spring occuring twenty minutes earlier each year. The difference between the Sidereal and Tropical year.

Answer 8

Yes. These are different from the magnetic poles.

Answer 9

Hi. Yes, but the poles move due to precession.

Answer 10

Basically..yes.