is there any possible scenario for the earth to change its rotation direction around itself or around the sun?

Answer 1

If a giant asteroid or other large body passed by the earth close enough it could affect the earth's rotation. If it passed over the north or south poles in the same direction of the earth's orbit it could hypothetically cause the earth to rotate in two directions simutaneously (rotate end over end as it is rotating about its axis) if this rotation were then reversed just as the earth made one half an end over end rotation by another giant asteroid or body passing in the opposite direction (against the earth's orbit) and the earth stopped rotating in two directions and then would only be rotating about its axis, it would then be rotating in the opposite direction from what it is now (the sun would rise in the west and set in the east) without doing any major damage to the surface. Of course, this scenario is about as likely as pigs learning to fly.

Answer 2

Unlike a previous answerer's response, this question does not apply to precession or magnetic polarity shifts.

toogethr's answer is accurate.

The rotation of Venus may be used as an example. At present, the best theoretical explanation is that early in Venus' evolution, the planet was struck by a large body much like the one which may have caused the formation of Earth's Moon. That impact upon the planet Venus was sufficient to cause the planet's slow retrograde rotation.

The possible scenario would of course be if this same event were to happen again. These renegade objects existed mainly when the solar system was young and the planets were still forming. As most, if not all objects of this size have since been destroyed or absorbed by the major planets in the solar system, a similar event is extremely unlikely. A very large asteroid could perhaps slow Earth's rotation slightly. One could find out ratios concerning asteroid size, velocity, distance from Earth and the degree of rotational slowing effect. I do not have that information.

As all planets formed out of the primordial nebula of spinning gas which made up our solar system, all of the mass (once again except for renegade comets e.g. which have been kicked out of their regular orbital paths) revolve the Sun in the same direction and that does not change.

Answer 3

There is no possibility of Earth changing its direction of revolution around the Sun.

Earth does slowly change its direction of rotation on its axis though. Its axis of rotation is tilted 23 degrees to the plane of its orbit and this axis wobbles slowly over time. It completes one wobble every 25,765 years. This is called precession or precession of the equinoxes and results in Polaris not always being the north star. But this happens slowly and smoothly all the time. There is no possibility of the Earth's axis suddenly changing direction. You may be thinking of magnetic polarity shifts, which happen frequently but not as predictably and smoothly as precession. Scientists think we may be getting close to another magnetic polarity shift, but it will probably take thousands of years to shift completely. After it does, a magnetic compass will no longer point north, but the rotational axis of the Earth will still point the same way so that the Sun will continue to rise in the east and set in the west..

Answer 4

For the earth to change the direction of orbit around the sun,it would have to come to a complete stop and would plunge into the sun.
I guess it's direction of rotation could happen but the forces involved would be such that it would cause major damage to it's structure.

Answer 5

No, if an external force possessed enough energy to accomplish that, the earth would be pulverized in the process and cease to exist as a planet.

Answer 6

how would you feel that one day you woke up seeing the sun rising from the west and setting in the east? if you could feel this as awkward think of how the animals and the plants (especially the sunflower) would feel... ah never mind, i would sit on my head with this.

Answer 7

i do no , because i had a wrong perception , that i think the sun is orbiting around the earth ?.

Answer 8

takes to long to explain