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What would have happened if the earth rotated from east to west?
If it had always rotated the other way things would probably be similar although the continents might not have identical shapes to what they are now *************************************** When a vehicle suddenly stops, the passengers are thrown forward - it is called momentum. If the earth suddenly reversed its spinning, the momentum of the worlds oceans would surge forward and completely wash over the land.
Which direction does the earth move eastwards or westwards?
The earth moves from west to east; it moves eastward. This is why we observe the sun rising in the east. We are moving toward it. From the north, we would see this as a counter-clockwise rotation of the earth on its axis.
- The earth on its axis from west to east?
the earth ? on its axis from west to east ?
What is the diameter of earth west to east?
4890 west to east 4799 east to west
What season is earth in when it east of the sun?
"East of the Sun" does not make sense. The directions North, South, East and West are relative to the Earth's prime meridian and equator, or to a specific spot on the Earth, not relative to a position with respect to the Sun. Please restate the question.
Hypothetically What might conditions on the earth be if it not only rotated on a north to south pole access but also on an East to West axis simultaneously?
The Earth would rotate diagonally.
If the earth rotates from east to west at one-fourth its present rate how would this affect the rising and setting of the sun and the length of the day?
If the earth rotated from east to west at 1 quarter each present rate how would this affect rising and setting of the sun and the lenght of the day?
What would happen if the sun rotated east to west?
Nothing much. The rising and setting of the Sun appears to happen because the EARTH is rotating, and we don't really notice much about the SUN spinning. It does, of course, and astronomers track sunspots across the face of the Sun as it spins (when there are sunspots, which there mostly haven't been in the last 3 years or so).
What would have happened if the earth rotated from east to west?
If it had always rotated the other way things would probably be similar although the continents might not have identical shapes to what they are now *************************************** When a vehicle suddenly stops, the passengers are thrown forward - it is called momentum. If the earth suddenly reversed its spinning, the momentum of the worlds oceans would surge forward and completely wash over the land.
What moves that causes the sun to rise and set?
The earth's rotation. Earth rotates east, so the sun 'rises' in the east. Then, when the earth has rotated to where the sun is exiting the angular range we can see it from, the sun "sets", and it becomes night. As far as we know, this occurs every day, but tomOreos, who knows?
What would happen if the earth spun north to south instead of east to west?
The sun would rise in south and set in the north. Also the poles would become the equator and the equator the poles.
How would the solar day change if the earth rotated clockwise?
Provided the rotational speed was the same as it is now, the length of of the day would not change at all. Unfortunately though, there would not be any of us around that would survive such a shift. Too bad, it would really be nice to see the sun rise in the west and set in the east after the change.
If the sun rises directly east where are you?
That would only happen at the equator
If the world rotated backwards what would happen?
If it had started out going in the other direction, I suspect things would be much as they are now, except that the sun would rise in the west, etc. If you are talking about some cataclysmic event that reverses the earth's rotation, this would surely end virtually all life on the planet. At the equator, the earth is spinning at just about 1000 miles per hour. If the spin were changed to 1000 miles per hour in the other direction, the net effect for people and objects, including water, near the equator would be that the earth would suddenly jump away from them at 2000 miles per hour. The observed velocity would diminish as you move to the poles, but would still be fast enough to destroy about everything. What would happen with bodies of water would make the worst tsunamis look like a faint ripple in your fish tank.
Does the earth move around the sun or does the sun move around the earth?
well it depends if you live in the west the sun would move to the east and if you live in the east the sun would move to the west
Does the sun move around the earth from west to east or east to west?
well it depends if you live in the west the sun would move to the east and if you live in the east the sun would move to the west
Why do sedimentary rock layers become folded and faulted as you move from west to east?
That would depend on the location on Earth that you were moving west to east along. The movement from west to east can be undertaken anywhere on Earth.
