Could the massive weight of so much water in one area creat a wobble in the rotation of the planet? Or could the pressure of the water on the ground below creat a fault in earths upper crust?
Just wondering.........
2007-02-21 11:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
National Geographic claimed that the water held behind the dam along with the weight of the concrete used in the damn itself would be enough to change the length of daylight for a majority of the globe. So generally speaking, it will affect the wobble, but I wouldn't put it that way. It would change the pitch of the earth on it's axis a tiny bit.
2007-02-21 14:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Zumi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt the weight of the water would change the wobble in the Earth's rotation. The lake created behind the dam would be about the same size, when filled, of one of the great lakes in the US. Something that maybe a consequence is the weight of the water of the lake could cause subsidence. If there are any active faults or faults likely to become active the hydrostatic pressure created by the water could cause the friction keeping the fault from moving to decrease causing it to move (Earthquake). But most likely the area's elevation is just going to decrease by several meters around the area of the lake, the lake will eventually fill with sediments creating more weight that will cause more subsidence.
2007-02-21 12:41:58 · answer #2 · answered by Furies20 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost nothing was dug out for the dam. A lot of earth was moved in to block the valley which filled up with water. However the weight of the water is trivial compared to that of the earth as far as wobble is concerned. Causing a fault is unlikely, but if a fault is already there, the added weight of the water may shift it, as well as water getting in the fault may lubricate it.
2007-02-21 12:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In china it does not create because it is negligible compare to the weight of the earth.The pressure of the water on the ground below create a fault in earths upper crust especially when there's earthquake
2007-02-21 11:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by aldrin m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
through fact the flood did no longer take place, it incredibly does not count. despite the fact that, the rotation of the earth has been slowing down for the final numerous billion years. Edit: Hypothetically, if there replaced right into a international flood, it does no longer have replaced the rotational velocity of the earth through fact the earth's mass might have stayed a similar - till god created the water and the decreated it after it dried out.
2016-10-16 05:09:42 · answer #5 · answered by seabrooks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. The water behind the dam already exists. It's just being stored there rather than somewhere else.
2007-02-21 11:51:17 · answer #6 · answered by Justin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because they had to dig out rock and dirt from that area and that weighs more than water.
Also, even though it is a HUGE area, it is relatively insignificant
compared to the earths total mass.
2007-02-21 11:50:57 · answer #7 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋