answersLogoWhite

0

Both the orbit of the Earth around the Sun (revolution) and its spin (rotation) are remnants of original forces during the formation of the solar system. The forward motion of the Earth causes it to continue around the Sun despite being constantly pulled by the Sun's gravity. All the planets have this orbital motion.

The spin of the Earth is due to momentum remaining from the eddies of spinning matter that agglomerated into the planet. Gravity from the Sun, the Moon, and other planets can affect the spin and orbit, but there is virtually no friction in space to slow it down.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is the cause and effect of the three laws of motion?

They are unrelated to "cause and effect".


What cause circular motion of air in pressure centers?

the Coriolis effect


What is the effect of friction on a motion?

Friction will cause the item in motion to heat up. It will also wear the surface away.


In Newtonian mechanic's is the cause and the effect?

In Newtonian mechanics, the cause is the force acting on an object, which results in an effect such as acceleration or a change in motion. This cause-and-effect relationship is described by Newton's second law of motion, which states that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass.


Can a soft mattress cause dizziness?

It depends on how soft it is. If it is as soft as a water bed, it might cause dizziness. Water beds tend to cause motion transfer or a ripple effect on the bed. Tiny movements might cause motion sickness.


What Doppler effect is the the change in sound caused by the motion of the sound source motion of the listener or both?

Both. The Doppler effect occurs when there is relative motion between the sound source and the listener. If either the source or the listener is in motion, it will cause a shift in the frequency of the sound waves that are perceived.


What is the causes and effects of hurricanes?

the cause of a hurricane is when hot water and air turn in to a cirler motion and the effect is unknowen


When an object moves away from you is it a cause or an effect?

well, it depends. what was the cause that made it move, or because it moved what was the effect. so id have to say neither. you have to be more specific.


How forces affects motion?

If force is applied in the line of motion, then motion will increase, but when it is applied opposite to the line of motion, then motion will decrease.


What are the examples of kinematics?

if we assume an example of crank slotted lever mechanism then if we consider only the part where we are not considering the cause of motion but the effect of motion. like we are looking for the motion we are just making rotary motion to linear motion, if we are interested we can find out the velocity and acceleration factor ram over linearly moving part. so in one word we can say that kinematics is not a consideration with cause of motion but the effect of motion.


What is the effect of motion?

Movement?


What force acts between a planet and a star to cause variation in the motion of the star?

The effect on the star is usually quite small, but the force is "gravity".