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∙ 13y agoI'm not 100% certain what "shift on its axis" is supposed to mean. Events like earthquakes do have an impact on the Earth's rotation, but it's a tiny one. There was certainly no major, drastic, easily noticeable without delicate and precise scientific instrumentation type of change.
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∙ 13y agoyup.
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What action causes day and night the earth orbits the sun or Earth rotates on its axis?
The earth rotates on its axis.
Bottom of the earth is called?
axis
What are the points where the Earth's axis passes through the Earth's surface?
They are the poles.
How does the earth sit on its axis?
The Earth has an axis because it needs to spin. This axis is not actually a physical axis but a point of reference for the spinning.
Why does the world tip backwards and forwards?
It's not that the earth tips back and forth, but rather that its axis (the imaginary line around which it rotates) is permanently tilted with respect to the sun. The axis always points the same direction, so as the earth revolves around the sun during the year the axis is oriented towards the sun at some point in the orbit, away from the sun at others, and at intermediate orientations in between.
Did the earthquake in Chile cause the earth axis to be tilted?
What? No...the earths axis has been tilted for hundreds of millions if not billions of years. If your question is: Did the earthquake in Chile cause a variation in the tilt of the earth's axis? Then the answer is yes, very slightly, but noticeable.
How many degrees was the Earth's Axis tilted during the Haiti Earthquake?
Essentially "zero"; even the 100x more powerful Chile earthquake had only a very tiny effect.
If the axis of the earth was moved by 3 inches what would happen?
Probably nothing; the earthquake in Chile last week probably did that much.
How did Chile's days shorten by the earthquake?
The rotation that rotates the earth is called wobble. It's all science did you got to school? That's not too specific. Among the many interesting and horrifying facts about the 8.8 magnitude quake that struck Chile is this; scientists say that because of the Chile earthquake, Earth's axis shifted and the day shortened. Not by much on either count, but just the fact that an earthquake was so powerful to do either is astonishing. Nature truly has power that we cannot fathom. Many scientists agree including a NASA scientist that the Chile earthquake that measured a massive 8.8 likely shifted the Earth on its axis and shortened the day by about 1.26 microseconds. The Earth's axis likely moved about 3 inches. No one would be able to detect these movements on their own, but they likely happened nonetheless.
What is the definition of millesecond?
A millisecond is another kind of second. For every second there are 100 milliseconds. Example: Chile's 8.8 earthquake caused the earth's axis to move a millisecond.
Did the equator shift as a result of the Japan earthquake?
The Earth's AXIS changed 10cm after the tragic earthquake
How much did the earth move on its axis from the japan earthquake?
According to a Yahoo article, the earth moved about one parking space of its axis
How many scientists believe that the Chilean earthquake shifted the earth's axis?
It is not a matter of belief. It has been scientifically measured that the Chilean earthquake caused the Earth's axis to shift approximately two inches.
Is there any change in the earth's axis due to the recent earthquake in Japan?
Yes, It changed the Earth's Axis by up to 6-6.5 Degrees.
What effects does an earthquake have on your earth?
It can change the Axis of the Earth, effect emotions of people world wide.
Did Japan earthquake affect ace of the earth?
If you mean the Axis of the Earth, yes it did. By 6 degrees.
What was the degree of tilt to the earth in Japanese earthquake?
0.00. Earthquakes do not significantly affect the tilt of the Earth's axis.
