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no it is sometimes tiltied towards the moon but is it usually tilted towards the sun
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The Earth is like an enormous gyroscope; it retains its orientation in space. To say that the Earth's axis is "tilted" requires that we specify a plane of reference. In this case, we can say that the Earth's axis is tilted about 23.5 degrees compared to the plane of the ecliptic, which is the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun. So sometimes the north pole of the Earth's axis of rotation is tilted toward the Sun, and at the same time the south pole is tilted away from the Sun. This happens on June 21.
Six months later, the north pole is tilted away from the Sun, and the south pole is tilted toward it, on December 21.
In between times, the Earth's axis is tilted somewhere in between.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agoThe best information says it will in 5 billion years, when the expanding Sun envelopes the orbit, the Earth's orbit will degrade and we will spiral into the Sun. But one could say that "humans" won't be here then anyway....because by then we will be as different from "humans" as today's humans were from early bacteria 5 billion years ago.
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∙ 11y agoNo, it continually moves back and forth which is what gives our seasons. During the solstices (summer and winter), the poles reach their maximum tilt and begin their journey back in the other direction. The equinoxes (vernal and autumnal) are the points in time when the Sun is directly over the equator.
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∙ 12y agoNo, because the Earth's axis is not a physical object; it's an imaginary line.
The axis, or an axis in this case, is an imaginary line about which the earth revolves. So long as the earth revolves it is going to do so around an axis.
That axis may change, but it would be very difficult for that to happen.
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∙ 10y agoMore or less. A rotating object has the tendency to maintain its rotation, including the direction of the rotation axis. However, Earth's axis changes over time, much like a spinning top; read about "Precession" for more details. In the case of Earth, a full cycle takes about 26,000 years.
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∙ 12y agoThe Earth's axis always points in the same direction ... at least during the course
of a single human lifetime. If that's not the same direction that you're pointing,
then compared to you and as far as you're concerned, the Earth is always tilted.
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∙ 14y agoYes. All planets, moons, asteroids, comets and assorted space rocks are in orbit around the primary mass; either the Sun or, for the various moons, the respective planet.
The Sun is in orbit, too - around the center of the galaxy. And all of the planets are following right along.
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∙ 13y agoFrom the viewpoint of a person on earth, the moon appears to revolve around the earth in an
elliptical orbit.
From the viewpoint of a person on the sun, the moon appears to revolve around the sun in an
elliptical orbit, with small wiggles superimposed on it because of the gravitational influence of
the nearby mass of the earth.
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∙ 13y agoEarth's axis (the imaginary line skewering the earth through the north and south poles) point to specific points in space. In the Northern hemisphere the north pole axis points to the 'North Star' Polaris (within a half degree or so). But this changes - star catalogs are updated every 50 years to reflect the precession of earth's axis. In several thousand years the north star will be close to the star Vega.
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∙ 12y agoyes because they say that all planets move in a circular path around the sun.
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When is the sun completally over Earth's axis?
It is completely over the axis when we have an equinox. Like the Fall and Spring equinox's.
Can a star fall from the sky?
No. The stars are far beyond any noticeable effects of Earth's gravity. The stars are also far larger and more massive than Earth is, so if Earth were ever to run into one it would be more accurate to say that Earth would fall into the star.
Can humans survive on earth without the moon?
No, because the moon has something to do with the gravity and pull to the sun, it keeps earth in line, and if the earth moved one single degree off its axis or closer or fartehr from the sun, we ould freeze, or burn up, or fall off the face of the earth!
Why does the moon not fall down?
The moon orbits the earth, it could be said that it is falling down, but it keeps missing the earth. (Over simplified).
Why dont you fall down from earth while it rotate?
Sir Issac Newton is rolling in his grave... The answer is Gravity, essentially, everything is pulled toward the center of the earth. Gravity causes things to fall and gives everything on earth weight
Why is there a spring summer and fall?
The tilt of the Earth's axis.
What seasons does the earth have because the earth rotates on its axis?
summer, fall, winter, spring
When is the sun completally over Earth's axis?
It is completely over the axis when we have an equinox. Like the Fall and Spring equinox's.
When there is no tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun the two seasons earth may be experiencing are?
fall or spring
When earth revolves around the sun what happens to the position of earth's axis?
The earth's axis remains fixed, pointing toward the Polaris (the North Star.) The earth is like a huge gyroscope. The axis will always point in the same direction. EXAMPLE: When a bicycle is not moving, it will fall over but when the wheels are spinning, the axles (or the axis) of the wheels remain fixed and hold the bike upright.
How season occur?
seasons are caused by the rotation of earth on its axis
How long does it take for the earth rotate one on its axis?
It takes the earth approx. 1 year to rotate on its axis, because eash season/solsctis is a quarter amd we have 4 of them. Winter,spring, summer, and fall.
What happens if earth rotates in same position?
Your question is unclear. However if the earth keeps rotating on its axis and the orbit around the sun does not then the earth would fall into the sun.
Where are the sun and the earth when it is fall?
During the autumnal equinox (which is usually on September 22), the angle between the Earth's axis and the Earth-Sun line become perpendicular to one another. That is, the axis of the Earth's rotation is not pointed towards or away from the sun, and the length of the day and night become equal.
What causes the different seasons in earth?
Seasons are caused by the tilt of the earth on its axis. When the Southern Hemisphere is facing the sun more directly, it is summer there and winter in the Northern Hemisphere. When the earth is not tilted, it is spring in one place and fall in the other. That was a question on my science test. Weird.
Why do you have fall winter spring and summer?
Because the earth spins and since our Earth is on a axis that is going diagonal when the northern hemisphere is faced towards the sun it it is summer and when its half faced toward the sun its spring, same goes for winter, when the northern hemisphere is facing away from the sun we have winter when it's facing half away from the sun we have fall.
Could a star ever fall on earth?
simply put: no a star is about the size of our sun, maybe a bit(or a lot) larger or smaller, but if it were to collide with earth, our whole planet would be... absorbed and we would all die
