answersLogoWhite

0

Is the speed of earth's rotation slowing?

Updated: 8/18/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

Yes. The energy from the tides ultimately comes from Earth's rotation; due to friction during the tides, Earth's rotation will logically get slower and slower.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Is the speed of earth's rotation slowing?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Is the moon slowing earths rotation axis?

no and yes


How do earthquake activity change the earths surface?

By slowing down the earths rotation but will not make effect to humans .


What effect have tides had on the length of a day?

The tides are slowing the earths rotation and making the day longer.


The is caused by the earths rotation?

Earth's rotation is slowing slightly with time; thus, a day was shorter in the past. This is due to the tidal effects the Moon has on Earth's rotation.


What is the earth greatest speed of earths rotation?

The speed of rotation is greatest at the equator; 1038 miles per hour.


Does the earths rotation speed up from the moon?

No. Just the opposite. The earth's rotation is slowing down because of the gravitational force between the earth and the moon. The day is getting longer by something like a millisecond (0.001 second) every hundred years.


Did the recent earthquake in japan speed up the earths rotation?

No.


When will the earth's core cool down?

The Earths core is defiantly slowing down but by how much? The Earths rotation speed has slowed by 2 milliseconds since 1820


Is the moon slowing the rotation of earth on its axis?

Yes.


How have tides been affected by the earth's rotation?

They are slowing it.


What is A ROTAION?

What is the earths rotation about


What is rotaion?

What is the earths rotation about