since the planet rotates on it's axis what would happen if it slowed down?
541400
Days get longer. Fewer days in a year.
576401
From what i understand the earth will eventually leave the earth system altogether in a few hundred thousand years, this process is not however do to tidal drag. That force is responsible for slowing the rotation of the earth (and other planets) What most people don't understand is that the moon acts as a stabilizer for the earth. they degree of axial tilt would vary wildly. the equator may wind up as the north pole and go back again. planets without moons all experience this extreme wobble effect.
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It depends on where you dig the hole !\nIf you dig it on the north Pole (or south Pole) you would accelerate until wind drag compensates for gravitational forces (around 200 km per hour, approximately 120 miles per hour)\nThe gravitational forces become weaker the more you enter the center of the earth (and vanish at the center) so your speed will decrease to a minimum(some speed might remain, because wind drag increased with speed).\n\nI think that you would get stuck near the center of the earth.\n\nIf you dig a hole on the equater, you will probably notice after an hour or so that the wall of the hole seems to get closer to you.\nThe reason is the rotation of the earth: on the equator, you have a speed of some 40,000 km per day (24,000 miles per day - 1000 miles per hour).\nAt lower heights, the earth will still turn in 24 hours - but the circle is smaller, whence the speed.\nAs a consequence, you are likely to scrape against the wall.\n(and remain stuck in the center of the earth as well).
279727
By rotating on it's axis I think you mean how long it takes to spin around, not orbit the sun.  Ths number varies from comet to comet, and it is rather hard to measure.  That said the ones that we have measured tend to have rotational periods of between 3 and 15 hours.
8313
No, and the Earth won't rotate 'backwards', but if it did, it would be a global disaster. The spin of the earth slightly counteracts gravity, so if the earth stopped and turned around, the tsunamis, earthquakes, and global havoc would be immense.
366136
Not really - As it would travel at the speed of light (or the lack of) - but there would be a delay of a few picoseconds.....
538810
The effect known as the Gyrous of Rotation causes planets to spin. When the planet is born and begins to condense out of its accretion disc it contracts and this puts a turning moment about the planets common centre, similar to a ballet dancer pulling in their arms in order to spin faster. JULES
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This situation is the natural result of one body orbiting another.  It is called tidal locking.  All of the moons of Jupiter are tidally locked to it, and Pluto and it's moon, Charon are tidally locked to each other for example.\n\nWhat happens is that an object that is rotating faster than it is orbiting feels a torque from the tidal force (differential gravity) exerted across it by the object it is orbiting.  Over time this will cause the rotation period to slow down to match the orbital period.  The time this takes depends on the distance between the two bodies and the reletive masses, as well as a few other factors.
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The ball would execute simple harmonic motion in addition to being hugely affected by Coriolis "force" due to the spinning Earth. \nIf the tunnel were not spinning and the ball was dropped straight down the center, the equation governing the ball's motion would be ma = GM(r)m/r^2 where M(r) refers only to the mass of the solid sphere under the ball, since uniform spherical shells do not exert any force on objects inside them. Assuming uniform density p, we have M(r) = (4/3)*Pi*r^3*p, so a(r) = G*(4/3)*Pi*r*p. If we let k = G*(4/3)*Pi*p, which is a constant, we get the ubiquitous equation a(r) = k*r, or d^2r/dt^2 = k*r, which we all know the solution to as the simple harmonic oscillator r(t)=A*cos(Sqrt[k]*t + B) where in our case A is the radius of the Earth and B=0.\nTo complicate matters, due to the presence of some pretty dense air, it will be necessary to add dampening conditions to the differential equation, giving a damped oscillator.\nAlso, the Earth is spinning and since the ball is not rigidly connected to it, it experiences a Coriolis "force" towards the tunnel walls in addition to its oscillation, which will surely cause it to at least stop prematurely.\nIt is more likely the ball will be destroyed by hitting the sides of the tunnel at high velocity. ;)
30629
accoring to space.com, if the earth stopped rotating suddenly.Our atmosphere would still continue to rotate at aprox 1000 mph, obliterating everything on the surface, basically the entire earth would turn into a sandblaster.
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if it stops rotating, then immediately the atmosphere will collapse, we will either feel very heavy or get stuck to the ground. this is cause the earth's gravitational force is not compensated by the centrifugal force.then there is the problem of having the same time ( day or night).the persons who r exposed to the sun will die of heat while the persons on the opposite side will die of cold.\n     if it stops revolving, then we won't have our regular seasons, if u last that long).the earth will collapse into the sun, cause the earth's attraction towards the sun due to the sun's gravitational pull is not compensated by the centrifugal force developed due to the earth's revolution. many of us cant see tv or other satellite programs, etc and etc.
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In order not enter into an orbit around the Sun, the planetoid would have to be going very fast.  This would mean it would also be going fast enough not to be captured by Earth's gravity.\n\nSo assuming it then passes very close - say as close as the moon - it would raise some tidal forces. But they would be very short lived and so probably not noticeable (the sea tides are noticeable because they are repeated every day and set up resonances that are much larger than the day to day tide - they also set up points of zero tide called amphidromic points).\n\nThere is no prospect of it changing land masses without actually hitting the Earth. It would also be far less likely than the moon to cause any geological disturbance.\n\nThere is no reason at all that a planetoid would set up any sort of EMF.
415411
In theory it affects the passage of time aboard the vessel IF it travels in the opposite direction of the earth's rotation... I suggest you read some Stephen Hawking.
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The Earth was formed spinning (like a top) and it just hasn't stopped spinning since then.  There is very little friction that would slow it down (space is pretty empty).\n\nThere are different theories as to why it was created spinning.  But most likely it formed from gas and dust that was swirling, and that angular momentum is still with us today.
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Let's just talk about Earth. The earth's diameter is 12756 km. Its circumference is pi x 12756 = 40074 km. The earth spins 1 round in 24 hours. That's 1700 km/h, or 472 m/s. If it rotates in an OPPOSITE direction, it's like the Earth is rotating at 944 km/s and suddenly stops. What happens? You fly through the air at 944 km/s. All the houses fly through the air at 944 km/s. Whole forests fly at 944 km/s. Even whole mountain ranges and mountain tips fly at 944 km/s. The ocean's waters fly backward at 944 km/s. Talk about a uber tsunami. I don't know what the friction of air against these object would do to them. Can anyone solve that? Even the Earth's crust might become detached with its outer mantle, I think. Lava breaks out everywhere, global earthquakes... In short: All hell breaks loose. Man, that's even worse than the Death Star. Superman actually does that to Earth in one of his movies. He's a major nut!
223615
if only you could bring planet to standstill then  it would surely hit sun.the movement of planet around sun create a centrifugal force resisting gravitational pull.
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The easiest answer I can give you is assuming you mean that our rotational velocity (radians per second) goes to 0 instantaniously. Being that the world is rotating 360 degrees (2pi radians) every 24 hours (86400 seconds), we are turning 2pi radians per 86400 seconds or .0000727 radians per second. Assuming you are close to the equator, you will be launched (well perspectively you will continue moving at normal speed as the Earth abruptly stops) forward at approximately 1037.6 miles per hour, being that the earth rotates 15 degrees per hour at 69.7 miles per degree.