or does it act the same way water inside a cup, would, when you rotate the cup?...
give me a good reazon... this aint my homework, i totally randomly came up with this... as i looked at the sky.
think about it. we all know that wind is what mainly drives clowds around... however. Imagine there is not wind...
would the movement of the clowds be due to the rotation of the earth while the clowds stay in a single spot?...
any ideas?...
2007-09-21 20:30:25 · 4 answers · asked by alb_spec 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
If the atmosphere did not rotate with the earth, the people on the equator would experience a 1000 mile-per-hour wind at all times.
2007-09-21 20:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The atmosphere of the Earth is affected by it's rotation, it is also affected (more so) by the sun, the oceans, the ice caps etc.
It makes for an extremely complex system, as you can tell by the hit or miss nature of weather forecasting.
2007-09-21 20:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you made me wonder, too.... our mountains.. do you think they act like scoops and push the air around as the world turns?.... could they be what gets the whole deal started moving?....
then, too, there's the warm-rises/cold-sinks air mass thing that causes movement, too...
good observation on the equator thing!!... wow!....
2007-09-23 01:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gravity again. although some atmosphere moves in reference to the earth basically the answer is yes, all because of gravity. and speaking of gravity, how about all you so called atheists tell me where it came from and what keeps it constant and all about it. i won't hold my breath waiting for your answer.
2007-09-25 05:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋