2007-01-29 22:29:50 · 6 answers · asked by vina 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The answer to your question is most definately no. What you are probably thinking of is the earth's orbit around the sun which was altered (very slightly) by the large earthquake which caused the giant tsunami in the Indian Ocean in Dec. 2005.
The earth's rotational tilt is thought to have been caused by a collision with a mars sized planetesimal (not just an asteroid) sometimes called Theia or occasionally Orpheus. The collision happened about 4.53 billion years ago (the earth is thought to be about 4.6 billion years old). This collision tilted the earth's axis to about 23.5 degrees, sped up the earth's rotation, and spread the debris that later formed our planet's moon. It would have been spectacular to see. Then again - it is just a theory (although a very good one that is well accepted in the scientific community).
2007-01-29 23:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by brooks b 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees off its axis, but this was not caused by the tsunami. The Earth has always been tilted this way. The tsunami would not have a large enough impact to tilt the Earth. But the theory for Earth's tilt and why it's the way it is:
A large asteroid or stray satellite from the meteor belt impacted the Earth while it was still young and tilted the Earth. Earth's tilt is what makes us have seasons.
2007-01-30 06:47:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a tsunami would not have a large enough impact to upset the Earth's rotation.
2007-01-30 06:34:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it cant because the two of them have no relation
and only rotation can affect tsunami
2007-01-30 06:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by jayesh g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.It does not.
2007-01-30 06:33:34 · answer #5 · answered by Tuncay U 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO
2007-01-30 08:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋