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Yes, the Earth's rotation has caused a slight bulging of the planet, near the equator.
The diameter of the Earth at the equator is a bit more than the distance between the Poles.
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How does earth's predictable motion effect the moon?
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Which observed motions of the moon are real and which are apparent?
This is very interesting. It could be argued that we really don't observe any of the moon's true motion. We don't observe the moon's axial rotation, even though we know that it happens. The swaying of the moon by libration is an apparent motion and not a true motion. This libration has to do with things like the moon's elliptical orbit around the earth, and the fact that its rotational velocity is just about constant. There is another libration that is related to the eccentricities of the moon's orbit relative to the earth's. The moon appears to rise in the east and set in the west, as does the sun, but this orbital motion is apparent and not true. The moon is orbiting the earth in the other direction. It appears to rise in the east and set in the west only because of the earth's very fast axial rotation. The earth rotates once each day, and the moon orbits the earth once in a lunar cycle. This means that the moon's true orbital motion around the earth can be seen only indirectly.
Why does Mars have similar seasons to Earth's?
That's because Mars has an axial tilt which is almost the same as the Earth's. A planet's axial tilt is the most important factor in determining the seasons.
What is earth annual motion around the sun?
The Earth's annual motion around the sun is called a revolution.
Why does an apple fall to Earth?
The apple has mass. The Earth has mass. The apple falls down, and the Earth "falls" up. The Earth's motion is not measurable. The apple's motion is.
Does the geomagnetic field changes slowly if it so then does it effects the axial tilt of the earth?
Earth's magnetic field has no effect on its axial tilt.
What is the term for the Earth's motion that produces day and night?
the Coriolis effect
What motion of the earth causes day and night?
The Earth rotating causes day and night, it rotates every 24 hours. The Earth rotating causes day and night, it rotates every 24 hours.
Can Earth's motion be controlled?
Earth's motion is already controlled by it's own, the sun's and the moon's gravity. Event's on earth also effect it's motion including earth quakes and other geological events. If you are asking whether humans could effect the motion of the earth, the question is, yes, with enough energy, we could control is dramatically. Mathematically, even the smallest things we do, like driving our cars, have some, however tiny, effect on the earth's motion. It is unlikely, however, that we would ever be able to control the earth's movements entirely nor would we really want to.
Can underground nuclear tests alter earth's axial tilt?
It is improbable that underground nuclear tests can alter the axial tilt of the earth.
Could we change the Earth's axial tilt?
it may be possible in the future, but right now there is no technology that can change the axial tilt of the earth.
How does earth's predictable motion effect the moon?
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Why does mars have season?
because it has an axial tilt
Why would there be no seasons if the earth wasnt tilted on its axis?
A season is the result of how direct sunlight is received over a part of the earth. Because of the earth's axial tilt (it does not spin perpendicularly to its orbit around the sun), the hemisphere receiving the most direct sunlight alternates between the northern and southern hemispheres. If the earth had zero axial tilt, the directness of sunlight would not vary throughout the year aside from orbital perihelion/aphelion (which has a much smaller effect than the axial tilt).
What term describes changes in air motion resulting from earth's rotation?
Coriolis effect
The coriolis effect is caused by Earth's?
THe Coriolios Effect occurs due to the objects motion on a rotating surface.
Why earth moves in a particular orbit?
The Earth moves in an elliptical orbit round the Sun, this motion was imparted to all planets in the Solar System (and the axial revolution of the Sun) by the rotational moment in the Nebular form which our Solar System formed.
