Earth Rotation

Turnover was called rotation or be interpreted as a rotation of the earth on its axis /
axes. Earth's axis stretching from the north-south (straight lines and slightly tilted to
the right). North-south line of the Earth did not coincide as in the axis of the globe
(the globe) who are in your classroom. Rotation of the Earth from west to east
direction. Exactly the same direction with the Earth's revolution around the Sun.

Earth's rotational speed is measured by the number of revolutions per unit time. Earth
takes 24 hours to do one lap. Exactly 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds. Once the
rotation, the Earth longitude during 3600 took 24 hours. That means 15 degrees
(longitude) took four minutes. Thus, the places of different degrees to 15 different
four minutes.

Thus, in addition to the turn of day and night and the difference in time, the Earth's
rotation caused some phenomenon; daily apparent motion of stars and the difference
of gravitational acceleration on the surface of the earth.

In fact, due to rotation, the objects on the Earth experience centrifugal force (the force
causing the object will be thrown out). But because the Earth turns so fast, it can not
be felt.

Centrifugal force effects that you can only feel when a car mounted with a high speed
and through corners. You'll feel thrown to the side or the like to the outside of the
circle.

In everyday life, you can observe the rotation in another form. ie the top and yo-yo
game. Two of these games like that orbit in the middle as the center perputarannya.
Old round two game depends on its weight. The more weight, then the rotation will be
a moment and vice versa. nala hitched

Plan Images:
- Earth in its orbit around the Sun and
- Spinner

The influence of Round Earth on its axis

As a result there are four phenomena.

1. Change of Day and Night
Earth's rotation will make the surface facing the sun and back alternately. Earth will
experience when facing the afternoon sun, and will be the night otherwise. Each day
and night long on average for 12 hours.

2. Difference Time
Earth is divided up based on the degree nets called latitude and longitude. Latitude is
a line parallel to the midline of the equator. Are lines of longitude are parallel to the
polar diameter.

The direction of rotation of the Earth (from west to east) causes the Sun rises in the
east and sets in the west. The people who are in the eastern region will be watching
the sun rises and sets more quickly than those in the west. Every 15 degrees longitude,
a region will experience a difference in time for four minutes with the other regions.

So it comes the term GMT or Greenwich Mean Time of guidelines applicable

international time. GMT is the city of London, England defined as the region with
zero longitude.

3. Motion Semu Daily Star

The stars (including the Sun) which seemed to move really does not move. As a result
of rotation of the Earth (from east to west) which makes the stars as it moves.
Movement is called the daily apparent motion of stars. The time required to travel the
path of the star distribution is apparent that 23 hours 56 minutes or one day.

4. Gravity Acceleration Difference

Rotation also causes bubbling in the equatorial region and at the two poles pemipihan
Earth. The phenomenon that causes the difference of gravitational acceleration.
Therefore, the acceleration of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the
radius, the acceleration of gravity places at the poles is greater than at the equator. A-
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