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Our Earth has a mass of about 6 x 10^24 kg. That is a lot! And it is spinning at a rate of once per day. So it would require a considerable mass from outside to alter this momentum.
And if it did, there would be lots of other problems. The bolide that landed at Chixculub in Mexico some 65 Million years ago, was about 10km in diameter.
You can for yourself (if you wish) work out the mass of such a stone.
And it ended the reign of the dinosaurs etc.
So a mass big enough to alter the spin axis of the Earth is not worth considering. Other than as an exercise in math, or philosophy.
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What event moved the earth off its axis?
when the mars sized object slammed into the early earth and moved its axis and formed our moon.
Does it take the earth 400 days to orbit the sun?
First off, the Earth orbits the sun. Second off, no. The time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun is a year. A day is the time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis.
What does moons do?
The moon helps the Earth's axis stay constant, gives us most of the tides and seasons.give off dark light
How do you know IF a object is moving?
Objects are always moving. The earth is moving and so everything on it. Nothing even off the planet ever stops moving because ALL motion is relative. Something is only not moving relative to something moving the same way.
Did the Chilean Earthquake knock the Earth off it's axis?
Yes, it moved 2 inches. Days are now 4.88 millionth of a second shorter.
Has the Earth ever been off its axis?
No.
What event moved the earth off its axis?
when the mars sized object slammed into the early earth and moved its axis and formed our moon.
How many degrees off axis is the earth tilted?
The earth is tilted 23.5 degrees
Is it possible for earth to spin off its axis?
no it is not. the earth is straight up and down. so is the sun.
What would happen if the earth spun off it's axis?
Everyone would die.
What does earth spin on besides a inmaginary line?
first off it's not imaginary its an orbit another thing the earth spins on is it's axis
Where it in relation to the earth?
Moon and earth both moving indepenatly off each other so not in set points ever
Does it take the earth 400 days to orbit the sun?
First off, the Earth orbits the sun. Second off, no. The time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun is a year. A day is the time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis.
What movie was Jan Michael Vincent in where the earth went off its axis?
Damnation Alley. It also starred George Peppard.
When a bird lets go of a branch and drops to the ground below why doesnt the moving Earth sweep away from the dropping bird?
The bird starts off at the same pace as the earth, moving along with it.
How does the Earth resist the heat from the sun?
Because the Earth rotates on its axis, any portion of the Earth experiences both night and day, and it heats up during the day and cools off at night.
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!
