why does the world rotates in clock wise?

Answer 1

It doesn't. That's all a matter of perspective. If you turn around and face the other direction, then it rotates counter-clockwise.

Answer 2

I am wondering why this question is in the engineering forum?

The sun appears to move east to west. The actual motion of the earth is from west to east so if one were looking down from above the north pole the earth would appear to be moving counter clockwise.

Moving beyond that to the actual question. The cloud of dust from which the solar system formed had a particular angular momentum. The angular momentum of the solar system is the same as the cloud from which it formed and just about everything has maintained the same direction of spin.

Note that as stuff falls inwards angular momentum is conserved by an increase in velocity (the moment of inertia drops as stuff moves in towards the center). The Sun and Jupiter are the largest objects with stuff fallen in from the greatest radius so they spin the faster than smaller objects.

Tidal forces act as a brake so some of the smaller bodies get locked in so one side always faces the object they orbit. An example is the moon around the earth. Impacts can also affect the spin of an object (if the impacting object(s) are big enough).

Answer 3

It depends upon your perspective as to whether it is clockwise or counterclockwise. If you are standing south of the Equator, the earth is rotating clockwise. If you are standing north of the Equator, the earth is rotating counterclockwise. That is the reason why when you flush a toilet in the northern hemisphere, the water spins in a different direction than if you flush a toilet in the southern hemisphere. It also is the reason why ocean currents run in opposite directions depending upon which hemisphere you are in. If you are in the north, the currents tend to go towards the south until they reach the Equator then change towards the north. If you are in the south, they tend to go towards the north until they reach the Equator then change towards the south. In addition, the currents meeting near the Equator cause there to be no current at the Equator itself, which caused problems for non-powered sailing vessels. The area was called the doldrums because there were no ocean currents and no winds to drive the ships.

Answer 4

It doesn't really rotate clockwise... it's all about frame of reference. If you are looking down on our solar system from the north pole's side, the planet spins on its axis in a couter-clockwise direction. If you're looking at our solar system from the other side, it rotates in a clockwise direction. Same applies to the earth's rotation around the sun... if you are looking from "under" or "over" the plane of the solar system, it's opposite.

Answer 5

Rotates the same direction as the hands on a clock.

Answer 6

It doesn't. The South Pole should be facing up, and the Earth is rotating counter clockwise.

Answer 7

Clockwise is to the right because the time is coming when we shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of God the father. It is destinity.

Answer 8

The same direction the sun rotates, there is sympathetic rotational forces. The gravitational/magnetic spheres all get in alignment, all except one planet follows that pattern.

Answer 9

so smart
its counter clock wise

Answer 10

depends on if you're looking from the north or sough pole. from the south pole it goes clockwise but if you look from the perspective of the north pole it goes counterclockwise...