2006-10-13 13:44:28 · 13 answers · asked by Chris M 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Actually, the earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down due to the counter gravitation of the moon and the force of the tides.
2006-10-13 13:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by martin h 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What gave you the idea that Earth is spinning faster and faster? It is not, it is slowing down due to friction from the tides.
2006-10-13 15:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth will not slow down because, the planet earth is not autopropulse, is the interaction of the Sun and the rest of the planets in our solar system that are integrated which makes every planet rotate on its Axis and around the sun at same speed. Hope I helped good luck
2006-10-13 14:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by camilito 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Wild question, the earth travels in orbit going counter clockwise though spinnin around like a top on its axis. A magentic pole shift might affect the speed of it, or if you was smart enough to freeze it down below absolute zero. Perhaps one day they will be stupid enough to tunnel down below the mantle then drill into the magma core and drop an atomic bomb in it to see what happens, lol.
2006-10-13 14:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by Weylin L 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where are you getting your info? The earth's rotation is actually slowing down, not speeding up.
2006-10-13 13:47:47 · answer #5 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to discover the fee of rotation at which you fly off on the equator: centrifugal tension and gravity are equivalent m * 4pi^2 * f^2 * r = m * g f being the frequency of rotation r: distance to the midsection = 6,370,000 m in case of the equator g: 9.8 m/s^2 thus f= a million/2pi * sq.(g/r) = 0.000197/s = a million/5060 s thus, if the earth rotates quicker than as quickly as each 5060 seconds (1h24 min) you fly off on the equator The tangential velocity could be 2pi*r/a million.40-one h = 28,4 hundred kmph At 20,000 kmph you do no longer fly off, yet you may sense lots lighter
2016-10-19 08:48:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is slowing down due to the added weight every year of more and more people on the Earth. Maybe not. ;) Good Luck! :)
2006-10-13 13:51:56 · answer #7 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the planet earth is 4.5 billions years old, the approx. rotation of infant planet earth was 6.5hrs per day/night cycle as compare to todays 24 hours. more to the point could we speed it back up?
2006-10-13 15:28:37 · answer #8 · answered by sycamore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, didn't super man do that? go the opposite way until the earth changed rotation?
2006-10-16 14:32:08 · answer #9 · answered by Sirius Black 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who says earth is spinning faster and faster??
loool
2006-10-13 13:47:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋