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2006-09-15 19:33:11 · 2 answers · asked by ppatel848 1 in Science & Mathematics Earth Sciences & Geology

I mean magnetic pole ....... and if the magnetic pole are changing then does the axis of rotation change too ...?

2006-09-15 20:34:23 · update #1

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The axis of rotation of the earth's pole shifts in two different ways and the magnetic pole also shifts in two ways.

The magnetic poles wander about gradually over time. Very occasionally the magnetic poles do a big flip and the North and South poles end up in the opposite hemisphere. This happens at intervals of hundreds of thousands of years, but the present weakening of the magnetic field means that such a change may be happening soon. The Sun by comparison does this magnetic pole flip every 11 years or so.

The earth's axis points to a place in space that wanders around in a circle (roughly) like a spinning top. This is called the precession of the equinoxes and one circle takes about 25,700 years. Additionally, the place on the earth's surface where the axial pole is actually located also moves about much faster in little circles. THis is called the Chandler wobble and it takes about 433 days for each circle.

2006-09-17 12:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by aRTy 2 · 0 0

Um I don't really understand your question. If you mean the magnetic pole, than it shifts verrrrry slowly because the sold iron core of earth is shifting.

If you are talking about why the seasons change it is because the earth is tilted and as it revolves around the sun the pole moves from being further away to being close.

However, the earth does not wobble or change axis. This is a common misconception.

2006-09-16 02:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by quickblur 6 · 0 0

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