somewhere along the line I vaguely remember being told that the earth makes a loud roaring sound as it spins. Was this something I dreamed up, or what?
2007-10-29 15:33:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
dunno, but seismic events cause it to 'ring like a bell'....
http://www.google.com/search?q=planet+rings+like+a+bell&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1
not that WE could hear it, but it's there....the Sun does, too!... if we could hear all the suns and planets ringing, wow!...
2007-10-30 01:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by meanolmaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Earth doesn't make a sound as it spins, because to make a sound you need a medium like air, and there is no air in space.
You may be thinking of "music of the spheres" - an ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies (the Sun, Moon, and planets) as a form of music. Its not literally audible, but simply a harmonic and/or mathematical concept.
Some planets such as Jupiter and Saturn are "loud" in the radio frequencies - not audible to humans or our normal radio receivers, but detectable by radio telescopes.
2007-10-29 22:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no sound in space, so the only way to hear such a sound would be on the planet or inside it. It's possible that the spin causes movement in the molten core, and that movement could possibly create a sound, perhaps too high in frequency for humans to hear (otherwise, there's the obvious question, why don't we hear the roar?) I'm just guessing here.
2007-10-29 22:39:55 · answer #3 · answered by stevemdfwtx 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, the Earth and its atmosphere are surrounded by the vacuum of space, which doesn't transmit sound. So the Earth spinning doesn't make a sound.
2007-10-29 22:41:14 · answer #4 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean.
In outer space, say 300 miles or more above earth, you would hear nothing--there's no sound in the vacuum of space.
However, on earth itself, the spinning cause wind currents (such as the westerlies, the trade winds, and the jet streams) & you can hear them. So in limited way, and taking certain liberties, yes you can hear SOME effects of the earth's spinning.
2007-10-29 22:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by J 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Can you hear it?
The interplanetary medium is much too sparse to support any sort of sound audible to humans. However, the interaction of the solar wind with the earths magnetosphere creates radio static.
That might be what you were thinking of.
2007-10-29 22:39:21 · answer #6 · answered by Tunips 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It won't make any noise because the Earth is in space. In space, there is no noise.
2007-10-29 22:42:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
probably the same sound i hear when my husband is rambling on and i'm zoning him out.
i don't remember such a thing from science class.
2007-10-29 22:43:42 · answer #8 · answered by angel1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are outside it's atmosphere there will be only silence.
2007-10-29 22:37:41 · answer #9 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't believe sound exists in space. where are you listening?
2007-10-29 22:37:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋