Rotation and Impact of Rotation


 
 
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Rotation and Impact of Rotation

•    Rotation: -The earth spins on its axis from west to east. This spinning of the Earth around its own axis is known as rotation. The Earth around takes about 24 hours to complete one rotation. One rotation makes an earth day. It is also called solar day.Effects of the Earth’s rotation: The rotation of the Earth causes:•    Day and night•    Bulging of the earth at the equator, and flattening at the poles.•    The deflection (pushing away from the straight path) of winds and ocean currents.•    Tides (the alternate rise and fall of the oceans due to the gravity of the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the earth.•    The apparent movement of all the heavenly bodies from east to the west.What do you think will happen if the Earth fails to rotate?It will be disastrous if the earth fail to rotate.•    While the side of the earth facing the Sun will always be lighted. The other side will always remain dark.•    The lighted side of the Earth will become extremely hot and the dark side will be freezing cold.•    Life forms would not be able to exist in such extreme conditions.

 

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Question : 1

Suppose Earth stopped its rotation, then what would consequences?

Right Option : D
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Question : 2

Which of the following definitions in not correct?

Right Option : C
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