2006-12-31 15:42:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
random chance, there are bodies and plants in the solar system that go both ways, as far as orbits are concerned though, at the formation of the solar system all the mater was going in the same direction, so as the planets formed they continued in that direction
2006-12-31 15:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by j b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Conservation of momentum.
In general, when the disk of matter formed that ended up being the sun and the various planets, it started to rotate in a specific direction. When the Earth coalesced from that, it picked up a certain amount of momentum. And, thus, that's why it spins the way it does.
Well, sort of. There are also other things that affected the Earth. For example, the body that resulted in the Moon being created. Lots of little and big chunks of matter hit the Earth. And thus, we rotate the way we do.
2007-01-01 00:23:10 · answer #2 · answered by p_carroll 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really don't know. But to find an answer, I would first look at the other planets to see if they spin the same direction as earth. If we all spin the same direction, well, that's a clue to something, isn't it? Sorry I didn't have an answer.
2007-01-01 04:51:05 · answer #3 · answered by averagebear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion i think when the planet that collided with earth that created the moon it probably started the earth spinning much like smacking a basketball just right to spin it on your finger
2006-12-31 23:55:23 · answer #4 · answered by Tommiecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know. If it did spin the other way, you'd still be asking this question.
2006-12-31 23:45:36 · answer #5 · answered by dawnsdad 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Left or right are the same, except for vectors.
God must have chosen one of the two.
2007-01-01 00:01:36 · answer #6 · answered by rabbit.2006 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because that's the way the great gorgolox beast flicked it with his finger.
2006-12-31 23:52:35 · answer #7 · answered by Shawn H 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
b cuz thats the way god created it
2006-12-31 23:53:40 · answer #8 · answered by krazy chick 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why the hell not?
2006-12-31 23:52:16 · answer #9 · answered by Twiggy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋