Describe two pieces of evidence for Earth's rotation.?

Question

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Answer 1

Motion of stars as rotating around the north pole (navigators have used this for ever)

Changing shadows of objects as day passes

Answer 2

Day and evening is the main obvious one there is. The seasons is likewise a very stable one like quite a few individuals have suggested. The earth would not rotate on one axis, there are distinctive by way of fact of this we've the seasons. Alaska is a sturdy occasion, many of the time that's easy for twenty-four hours an afternoon for a pair months and then while wintry climate comes around that's easy for maybe 3 hours an afternoon.

Answer 3

Well first off we have the sun, moon and stars moving around in a circular pattern; but this isn't enough--it could just mean they just moved around the Earth. However, the other planets--venus, mars, jupiter, etc.--do not. They move forward, then backtrack a bit, then move forward again. This can only be explained if the earth and other planets are going around the sun (since the earth 'catches up' to the other planets orbits). And since the Earth is going around the sun, obviously the earth must be rotating to have night and day.

Answer 4

The sun (stars, moon, etc) appears to rise and set as the earth rotates.

Coriolis effects are observed in the atmosphere and in water whenever the component of a given region nearest the equator has a greater real velocity than the component farther from the equator. This is due to the spin combining with the smaller circumference of the path farther from the equator that is mandated by the earth's spherical shape.

The earth has a greater diameter at the equator than it does from pole to pole as a result of centrifugal force.

Answer 5

A pendulum that is free to swing in all directions. The plane of its swing will slowly turn as the earth rotates. This is often shown in museums as a very long pendulum with a heavy weight that knocks over little pegs on the floor every hour.

Answer 6

atmospheric events such as hurricanes or northeasters. The water vapor swirls in correlation to the spin of the earth. You also have the interesting patterns of thermal water flow. In part because of heat/ cold interactions but also a rotation forces the gulf stream up and around.

Answer 7

The apparent rotation of the sky overhead and tidal movements caused by the coroilis effect.

Answer 8

The most distinct are the seasons, day to night transitions and positioning of the stars.

Answer 9

day/night, seasons