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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.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe sun and moon pull on Earth's equatorial bulge.
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∙ 12y agoThe Earth's axis does not always point in the same direction. It rotates very, very slowly, making one "revolution" or precession every 26,000 years.
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∙ 10y agoQuite easily, there has never been anything to stop it.
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∙ 13y agoat a 23.5 degree angle.
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∙ 12y agohow am i meant to know? seriously
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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.
What is the earths slant called?
Earth is tilted from it axis
The revolution of the earth around the sun causes?
The seasons, because of the tilt of the Earth's axis.
Why does the earth sit on axes?
It does not. The earth rotates on its axis.
What is the imaginary line in which the earth rotates?
Earth's Axis of Rotation, or Earth's Rotational Axis.I haven't heard of other terms.
WHICH SIDE the axis of the earth is tilted?
The Earth spins about its axis. That defines the Earth's axis. It is the axis of spin that is tilted. If the Earth were not spinning it would not have an axis.
What does the earth do on its axis?
The Earth rotates on its axis.
Do earth rotate on an axis?
Yes the Earth does rotate on an axis.
How does earth rotates on its axis?
How does the earth rotate on its axis??it rotates on
How many degrees is the earth tilted on it axis?
The earth is always tilted on its axis. It is about 23.5o
Why does Earths inner core solid?
The Earth's rotation on its axis
What the tilted axis on the Earth?
The Earth's axis is tilted by about 23.5 degrees.
What does earth do when it spin on its axis?
On its axis Earth rotates around the sun.
What does the earth rotate or spin on?
Its axis The earth rotates around its axis - an imaginary line running from the North Pole through the centre of the earth to the South Pole. It rotates around this line once every day. it is this rotation which causes day and night. axis
Why is knowing the tilt of the earth's axis important?
The tilt of the Earth's axis is why there are seasons. =)
