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But how fast does the Earth rotate? ... Why Does the Earth Rotate? ... How Fast Does the Earth Rotate? | Universe Today...
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www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/how-fast-doe...
www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/how-fast-does-the-earth-rotate/
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As a father and a science lover I was dumbfounded when my 7yr old son asked me "What makes our earth turn (rotate) ? He then asked "Did it start a long time ago and it just keeps turning or is something pushing it to turn"?
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Because the earth sits on an axis, and gravity pulles the earth making an orbit. As well as the earth, other things in our solar system orbits the earth as well.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_does_the_earth_rotate
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Dynamic 3D Earth model shows current weather, earthquakes, volcanoes and clouds. For Macintosh and Windows. ... EarthBrowser is an innovative earth simulation that combines an easy to navigate 3 dimensional globe with real-time weather conditions and 7 day forecasts for thousands of locations worldwide.
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Origin of rotation: It is theorized that Earth formed as part of the birth of the Solar System: what eventually became the solar system initially existed as a large, rotating cloud of dust, rocks, and gas. It was composed of hydrogen and he...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080801104...
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Subject: What makes the Earth rotate on its axis? ... Date: Tue Feb 17 11:05:03 1998; Posted by Alison Dolinaj; Grade level: undergrad; School: The Pennsylvania State ... We realize gravity was involved in the Earth revolving around the sun but could not come up with why the Earth itself rotates. Please help us out.
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www.madsci.org/posts/archives/feb98/888166039.As.q.html
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MadSci Network: Astronomy ... Re: What makes the Earth rotate on its axis? Date: Sat Feb 21 10:20:36 1998; Posted By: James Steele Foerch, Instructor, Pine Street Creative Arts Academy; Area of science: Astronomy; ID: 887735103.As...
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We spend our lives on a spinning globe -- it takes only 24 hours to notice that, as night follows day and the cycle repeats. But what causes Earth to rotate on its axis?
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I am trying to find out the speed of the turning of the Earth. ... The circumference of the Earth at the equator is 25,000 miles. The Earth rotates in about 24 hours. Therefore, if you were to hang above the surface of the Earth at the equator without moving, you would see 25,000 miles pass by in 24 hours, at a speed of...
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imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970401c.ht...
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