What will happen if the Earth rotates but doesn't revolve?

Question

This is a homework assignment due tom on Wednsday and I need answers quickly thank you for your help and no websites just give me the answers thanks!

Answer 1

To revolve is to go around the sun. So, we'd still have days and nights, but would not have seasons.

You'd see the same thing if the axis of rotation was perpendicular to the plane of revolution.

Answer 2

The earth revolves around the sun because of the balance between the earth's momentum carrying it off into space, and the gravitational attraction of the sun pulling it in. If the earth were to stop revolving - like a giant hand reached in and set it motionless with respect to the sun - then there would be no momentum to balance the gravitational attraction of the sun. Once the giant hand turned lose of the earth, it would go crashing into the sun, just like if you drop an apple and gravity makes it crash into the earth.

None of this has anything to do with rotation. Depending on what grade you are in (if you haven't studied gravity yet) then perhaps the answer you are looking for is that the seasons would not occur, because they are a result of the earth revolving around the sun, but day and night would still occur because that has to do with the rotation.

But if this really happens - get on the next space ship out, because crashing into the sun would not be any fun - we would all roast before the earth even crashed due to the extreme heat of the sun!

Answer 3

the side not facing the sun would quickly freeze over and be very dark. This actually isn't even possible, it would mean time is standing still, but assuming it is possible, the side facing the sun would get very hot very quickly. Millions would die, season would cease to exist, the environment, and really all living things would either die out or have to drastically adapt. Chaos would ensue.

Answer 4

if you mean rotate on our axis but not revolve around the sun then the sun's gravity would simply pull us in and we'd fry like a beetle on a bug zapper.
If you mean the opposite then we'd hold our position but a year and a day would be the same time span and the earth would be frozen on one side burned on the other with "dusk" and "dawn" fringe in transition.

Answer 5

the earth can't not revolve. earth is gravitationally attracted to the sun, and the revolution of the earth around the sun is necessary to prevent the earth from falling into the sun.

Answer 6

doesnt revolve around sun???i would say, season wont change.

if wont rotate around its own axis, then night and day wont change

Answer 7

Spin it backwards.

Answer 8

global climate change

Answer 9

we would be screwed, if it happens pray