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Why does the earth spins fast?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

due to the gravity force

Whatever the reason, it's not gravity. It depends on your point of view. There are some objects out there that are bigger than the earth and spin a lot faster than the earth. Small asteroids spin faster too ("tumbling"). The angular momentum gained by a space object is an accumulation of "hits" or "collections" that arrive on the surface from elsewhere and strike in a direction not through the center of mass. Due to tidal effects the moon now only spins once a month.

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