Fun fact-Our earth's rotation speed is gradually slowing down and after 140 million years one day will consist of 25 hours
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Answer:
It has been proven that the Earth's rotation is slowing down, this deceleration is happening gradually over time, to be exact approximately 17 milliseconds per hundred years. This may not seem a lot, but it could mean in 140 million years' time that this will increase the length of our days to 25 hours!
Explanation:
You may or may not be aware the earth rotates on its axis and one full rotation takes 24 hours to complete. However, did you know is that the speed of the earth’s rotation can change from day to day and year to year. Meaning our 24-hour days, or solar day, aren’t exactly 24 hours this means each day can be longer or shorter than each other with a matter of seconds. A mean solar day is based on the yearlong average, but the basic concept of a solar day itself is the length of time for the earth to complete one full rotation on its axis.