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At the equator. The spin of the earth is fastest there.
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What effect of the earth-moon system causes the water bulge on the side of the earth farthest from the moon?
The moon's gravity attracts the water.
What is the farthest point on the Earth's surface?
north pole and south pole are the farthest points on earth
What are the points farthest north and south on earth?
The farthest point north on the Earth is the North Pole. The farthest point south on the Earth is the South Pole.
Which is the farthest from earth Troposphere Stratosphere Ionosphere or Mesosphere?
the Ionosphere is the farthest away from the earth =)
What is the distance of planets farthest to closest to earth?
number the planets farthest to closest to earth
Earth's equatorial bulge is caused by?
The Equatorial bulge is caused by movements in the core and mantle. The Earth, much like the sun, heaves (or "breathes") and causes the Equatorial bulge.
Why does water on the side of earth farthest from the moon bulge away from earth in the opposite direction?
You can think of it as the Moon pulling the Earth apart, due to the difference in gravitation. Water, being able to move around more freely, reacts more readily to this difference in gravity, than the solid part of the Earth.
Which mountain peak is farthest from the center of the earth?
Chimborazo in Ecuador is the farthest point from the center of the earth
What is the effect of the moon's revolution?
A major effect of the Moon's revolution around the Earth is the tides. The gravity of the Moon (and of the Sun, too) pull on the Earth's oceans.The oceans bulge outward on the side facing the Moon and the opposite side of the Earth - shorelines underneath the bulge experience high tide. This bulge is called the tidal bulge. The Earth rotates underneath the bulge, pushing the bulge ahead of the Moon -- the tidal bulge then has a gravitational pull of its own on the Moon. This effect boosts the Moon in orbit. Meanwhile, the friction of the tidal bulge on the Earth's rotation causes the Earth to very slightly slow down.Therefore, because of the effects of the Moon's revolution around the Earth, the Earth's day is getting slightly longer, and the Moon is getting slightly farther away from Earth.
Where does the bulge of earth occur?
The Earth is not a perfect sphere. The rotation of the planet has caused the Earth to 'bulge' to a certain extent. The distance around the Equator is further than any other measurement of the circumference.
How can the Moon's gravitational pull be observed on earth?
The tides are caused by the moon's gravitational pull. The moon pulls the water towards it. The moon also pulls the earth towards it, but just a bit less, so there is a bulge(the tide) in the Earth's ocean's on the side nearest the moon and on the side farthest from the moon.
What is an interesting fact about Ecuador?
The summit of Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador's highest mountain, is the point on Earth closest to the sun. Due to the mountain's location along the equatorial bulge, its summit is the farthest point from the Earth's core. This also means that Ecuador is the closest country to space.
