+7 votes
708 views
in Science by



6 Answers

+3 votes
by (71.0k points)

If the earth stopped rotating, it would start getting pulled in by the sun. After about 2 months it would get entirely vaporized and explode. Let's hope this does not happen!

The sun is always pulling on the earth, since it is so big causing a gravitational force. Because we are moving around it, the forward motion or inertia is enough to keep us going in orbit and not end up as a big fireball. It is a constant battle of falling towards the sun and moving forward that keeps things going in a circle (actually an ellipse).

During the 2 months before the explosion, night and day would stay the same. Seasons would not change either. However, each day would get hotter and hotter, until it became around 10,000 ºF as we approached the sun. 

If the change happens quickly, like we suddenly stop rotating, a lot of life on earth would probably end fast even before the crash into the sun. Our atmosphere would keep spinning at around 1000 MPH, causing buildings, dirt, and even mountains to get ripped up in a global hurricane.

+2 votes
by (90.2k points)
If the Earth stops rotating, we will experience the same season forever because some seasons are experienced near the sun, some are experienced far from it, and some are experienced not near from it or far from it. But different parts of the world will experience the season they had when the earth stopped rotating forvever because different parts of the world get different seasons. For example, Australia's winter is similar to our summer.
+2 votes
by
Day and Night changes not happens because of self rotation
+2 votes
by
If earth stops rotating the changing of day and night will be stopped.
+2 votes
by
If earth stops rotating we may experience the same season for whole year or many and in would be even difficult at some period. And even the plants can't get sunlight If it will night everyday. So I think earth will not stop rotating and it will not..
asked Jun 23, 2017 in Science by anonymous will the earth stay clean by cleaning it
+2 votes
by
there will be morning in one side and night in one side for always



Related questions

+7 votes
1 answer 421 views
asked Oct 15, 2015 in Science by anonymous
+12 votes
1 answer 5.2k views
+16 votes
2 answers 4.9k views
asked Mar 23, 2013 in Science by Cupcake549 (37.7k points)
+10 votes
4 answers 4.4k views
+11 votes
1 answer 297 views
+10 votes
5 answers 534 views
+9 votes
1 answer 499 views
+8 votes
2 answers 569 views
+10 votes
3 answers 424 views
+6 votes
5 answers 126 views
+6 votes
3 answers 309 views
+8 votes
3 answers 235 views
asked Jun 23, 2017 in Science by anonymous
+7 votes
1 answer 151 views
asked Aug 28, 2016 in Science by anonymous
+8 votes
1 answer 156 views
asked Aug 27, 2016 in Science by anonymous
+11 votes
0 answers 153 views
asked Aug 21, 2016 in Science by anonymous
+8 votes
1 answer 124 views
asked Aug 18, 2016 in Science by rasta719
+12 votes
0 answers 133 views
asked Aug 15, 2016 in Science by Rasta719
+7 votes
1 answer 221 views
asked Jul 9, 2016 in Science by rasta719 (10.7k points)
+8 votes
1 answer 145 views
asked Jun 25, 2016 in Science by anonymous
+10 votes
0 answers 202 views
asked Jun 25, 2016 in Science by rasta719 (10.7k points)
+10 votes
3 answers 441 views
+8 votes
2 answers 596 views
+10 votes
1 answer 1.3k views

Recent Badges

Notable Question
Asked question received 50 views
- strawberry_bliss* -
Notable Question
Asked question received 50 views
- SunshineSwiftie -
Notable Question
Asked question received 50 views
- Swiftie_2013 -
Trouper
Visited site on total of 100 days
- gamekid -
Nice Question
Question received +2 upvote
- SHATTEREDSTARR<3 -
...