What would happen if it took Earth longer to rotate?

Answer 1

Our days would be longer for a start, darkness would fall more slowly and the night would last longer. The surface temperature range would also be greater, as more time during the night would allow the surface to cool more, while longer days would cause it to heat up more. this may well impact on weather conditions. The Earth did actually spin faster many years ago, but has gradually slowed down over time thanks to the drag caused by the moon.

Answer 2

The rotation speed is a random choice set up by the way the Earth formed from a cloud of rocks. But once it is set, it stays the same for millions of years.

With a slower rotation speed the day would obviously be longer so the extremes of temperature between day and night would be larger. That might have implications for the development of life.

Answer 3

The Days would be longer, so would the seasons and so would a year and tides will change as the moons orbit would change.

Answer 4

Days would be shorter, and the upper level winds would be faster.

Note; days are getting longer, not shorter ...

several billion years ago the day was only 8 hours long.

Answer 5

if the earth spun faster we would have shorter days. if the earth orbited around the sun faster we would have a shorter year.

Answer 6

your days would be longer and your years would be shorter

Answer 7

The day and night would be longer, so parts of the Earth might heat up or cool down more each day.

Answer 8

We would have longer days. The earths rotation is slowing down.

Answer 9

The days would be longer