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Tagged with earth rotational-dynamics
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Could traffic acceleration/deceleration change the rotation of Earth? [duplicate]
For example at a stop light where multiple cars and trucks are accelerating at the same time all the torque from all the vehicles.
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Is the Earth a gyro?
Due to rotation and low friction, can the Earth be considered a gyroscope? If so, any interesting implications to this? Thanks
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Placement of the spaceports on our Earth
Why are spaceports located at certain points (site/place) on our Earth?
Is there a physical reason I don't really know about?
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Why ball fall at same location from where we throw it? [duplicate]
I have a silly question. As we all know earth is rotates at a speed of 460 m per sec. So if I throw a ball in the air for 10 sec than the ball must fall 4600 m away from me but these does not happen ...
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What is the energy source for Earth movements? [closed]
What is the source of energy responsible for Earth movements (rotation, translation, etc.)?
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Axis of rotation of the earth
It is known that the axis of rotation of earth is tilted with respect to the perpendicular to the plane of orbit. Is there a way to measure this tilt from earth without the aid of pictures taken from ...
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Does Magnus spin force affect our Earth? [closed]
Any spinning moving object experiences a Magnus force. How much does our spinning Earth experience?
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If I drive East, how much lighter am I than if I drive West?
I'm at the equator. Suppose I am driving at x kph, in the direction of the Earth's rotation (i.e. due East), I presume that the force my vehicle exerts on the ground is less than when I am stationary. ...
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Is gravitation on earth less in nighttime than in daytime?
I have been thinking on the effect of the centrifugal/centripetal forces from the orbital movement of the earth around the sun, which might perhaps affect the gravity.
In nighttime we are on the ...
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Earth's rotation in an empty universe
I have read these questions:
Is rotational motion relative to space?
Rotation in an 'empty' universe
None of these talk about whether we can and how we can determine rotation of Earth ...
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How do we not feel the speed of rotation of Earth?
Many people say, we don't feel the speed because everything around us including the air moves with the same speed, but I am not satisfied with the explanation. If it was so, shouldn't we feel a huge ...
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Does the Earth volume increase with rotation?
By looking at the rotating car washing brushes, it can be seen that its volume increase with rotation and decrease when it's stopped.
So, just for curiosity, would the earth volume decrease if it ...
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Could enough people spin Earth backwards faster than they could run? [duplicate]
So, consider the theoretical situation in which the earth is no longer spinning, and we want to spin it up by running in the opposite direction (Yes, this question was inspired by the Nike commercial)....
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Flat Earth experiment, but with gyroscope
A man conducted "an experiment" (quotes really, really necessary) to prove that earth is flat. Here's a link. He used a spirit level, set it up before takeoff and expected the level to be tilted after ...
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Would the length of the day change if everybody in Britain switched to driving on the right?
I found this question on the internet and I feel curious about it. I assume that even if the direction were to be switched, it would not matter because the people driving from east to west and vice-...
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