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If a space shuttle takes off from earth and leaves the atmosphere and come straight down would it land in the same spot it took off from?
No! The Earth we stand on is rotating, and if a rocket were to launch straight up and come right back down the Earth would have rotated to the right and the space craft would land to the west of the launch pad.
Does the earth return to the same spot on its orbit?
Yes. Every time the earth orbits the Sun it returns to the same spot
Why dont you land in a different spot when you jump in the air since the earth is spinning so fast?
When you jump in the air, you already have the same momentum as the spot you jumped from because you and the earth are moving together. The Earth's rotation doesn't affect your jump because the atmosphere moves along with the Earth as well.
If we jump in the air why do we fall back on the same spot given that the earth is rotating beneath us at 1100 miles per sec. Also why can't we see the earth rotating from a commercial aircraft?
Answer to your first question:When you are stationery on the Earth you are actually moving with the earth at 1100 miles per sec. So when you jump, at the instant before the jump you have a velocity of 1100 miles per sec.And so while you're in air, due to inertia, you move along with the earth at that velocity and thus all along ur jump have the same velocity. So you land at the same spot you started with. Answer to your second question:This one is pretty much the same as the first.When a commercial aircraft lifts off, whatever maybe its speed, it is actually relative to the Earth. That is, say if the speed of the aircraft is like 400 miles per sec it is actually 400 miles per sec + 1100 miles per sec. All along the flight the speed remains = (speed of plane) + 1100 miles per sec.So basically that aircraft moves much faster than the earth and we dont notice the earth rotating.
Why don't all the marbles dropped from a specific height land in the same spot?
If they are dropped in a totally controlled manner then they would land in the same spot. However, if dropped by hand, there will be minor differences in the positions of the hand which will affect the outcomes.
How long does it take for a spot on Earth that is facing the moon to rotate so that is facing the moon again?
It takes approximately 24 hours for a spot on Earth that is facing the moon to rotate back around to facing the moon again. This is because Earth completes one full rotation on its axis in about 24 hours, causing day and night cycles.
If suppose you jump up and stay for 50 min up on the air after you drop on the earth where will you be?
You'll be disappointed when you land cause you'll be right where you started! For an analogy think about being in an airplane going in a straight line at 500mph. If you were standing in the cockpit and jumped up would you end up at the back of the plane? Nope because you're moving at the same rate relative to that of the airplane, therefore you'll end up where you started. The same goes for jumping into the air off the earth. Before you jump you are moving at the same rate the earth is rotating. And barring something (like a wind) opposing your motion you'll land right back in the same place you stated!
What is the name of the rotating storm system in Neptune?
The Big Red Spot
What does it mean when you say the earths length of rotation is 1 day?
it means that the earth will travel one spot and back to that same spot in 1 day
If you can see the International Space Station on one orbit why can't you see it on the next one 90 minutes later?
The earth is rotating under the space station's orbit, at roughly 1000 mph (at the equator). In 90 minutes, when the ISS is in the same spot in its orbit, you will have moved about 1500 miles westward.
Is Neptune's great dark spot a giant storm or an impacted crater?
Neptune's great dark spot appears to be a giant cyclone. It is about the same size as the Earth.
What is the word for a motion that is parallel to earth surface?
Geosynchronous. Like when the space station stays above the same spot no above the earth as it turns.
