With respect to the earth itself (disregarding the earth's orbital displacement during a rotation), it forms a circle or, more specifically, a line of latitude.
No, Earth's rotation axis is not fixed in space. It undergoes a slow wobble known as precession, which takes about 26,000 years to complete one full cycle. This causes the orientation of Earth's axis to change over long periods of time.
As the Earth revolves around the Sun on a fixed orbit, the Earth spins on its axis. Each revolution around the Sun is one year. Each full rotation of the Earth on its axis is one day.
That depends on your frame of reference: are you outside the solar system "fixed to the distant stars, or on the Earth looking up? The Moon makes a complete orbit around the Earth every 27.32 days (relative to the distant stars); 29.53 days (with respect to the Sun); 27.32 days (with respect to the "vernal point on the ecliptic - where the Sun crosses). The Moon is in synchronous rotation, which means it rotates about its axis in exactly the same time it takes to orbit the Earth, thus always showing the same side to obvservers on Earth (or just about - it does wobble a little so 58% of the surface was mapped before spacecraft photographed the far side of the Moon).
The rotation of an object around a fixed point is called "revolution" or "orbital motion".
Polaris, also known as the North Star, appears to stay in the same spot in the sky because it is located almost directly above the Earth's North Pole. As a result, it is aligned with Earth's axis of rotation and remains fixed while other stars appear to move due to the Earth's rotation.
By the axis of earths rotation
The angular frequency of rotation is a measure of how quickly an object rotates around a fixed point. It is typically measured in radians per second and represents the rate at which the object completes one full rotation.
They are measured in degrees, minutes and seconds
The illuminated patch on the earth's surface drifts westward relative to a fixed point on the earth as the earth spins eastward.
In mathematics, displacement rotation refers to moving a geometrical figure from one location to another while simultaneously rotating it around a fixed point. This transformation involves both translation (changing the position of the figure) and rotation (changing the orientation of the figure). The displacement component involves shifting the figure horizontally and vertically, while the rotation component involves turning the figure around a specific point by a certain angle. This combined transformation results in a new position and orientation of the original figure.
A gyroscope demonstrates the effects of Earth's rotation by maintaining its orientation in space regardless of the Earth's movement. This is because the gyroscope's spinning motion creates stability, allowing it to resist external forces and stay aligned with the fixed stars in the sky, which are unaffected by the Earth's rotation.
No, Earth's rotation axis is not fixed in space. It undergoes a slow wobble known as precession, which takes about 26,000 years to complete one full cycle. This causes the orientation of Earth's axis to change over long periods of time.
As the Earth revolves around the Sun on a fixed orbit, the Earth spins on its axis. Each revolution around the Sun is one year. Each full rotation of the Earth on its axis is one day.
The question cannot be answered simply. A degree is a measure of angular displacement whereas an inch is a measure of linear displacement. If the angular displacement (in degrees) were measured at a distance r inches from some fixed point (the centre of rotation), then the linear displacement would be pi*r/180 inches.
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It's an illusion caused by Polaris being (almost) in line with the Earth's axis of rotation.
Sidereal rotation refers to the rotation of a celestial body (such as a planet) relative to the fixed stars. On Earth, the sidereal rotation period is about 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds, which is slightly shorter than a solar day due to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. This rotation period is used in astronomy and space exploration to track the positions of objects in the sky.