Name one phenomenon that is caused by rotation of the earth
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The Earth rotates counterclockwise; this is why the Sun “rises" in the East and “sets" in the West. It is not the Sun’s movement that causes days, but rather the Earth turning around in front of the Sun. Earth's graceful 24-hour rotation rate is one of the traits that make our planet so friendly to life, allowing most parts of Earth to stay a nice, comfortable temperature as they are bathed in sunlight during the day and darkness at night.
The Earth rotates from the west towards east. This rotation causes both the wind and ocean currents to move from east to west. Thus, the wind movement and ocean current in the northern hemisphere goes clockwise and counter clockwise in the southern hemisphere. If Earth did not rotate on its axis, winds would blow from the north toward the south and from the south toward the north.
Because Earth rotates on its axis from west towards the east, air near the surface from the tropics is moved toward a westerly direction (toward the right as it is often called) in the northern hemisphere.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by a combination of the inertia of moving air and the rotation of the Earth. The Coriolis Effect determines/predicts the direction of the global atmospheric circulation currents like the westerlies, the polar winds or trade winds The Coriolis Effect also affects the directions of the ocean currents. Both of these have tremendous effects on climate.
Coriolis Effect below:
To clearly see what is caused by the rotation of the Earth is to imagine if the Earth was not rotating at all.
This is what would happen if the Earth stopped spinning on its axis to give you the idea on the friendly causes the spinning of the Earth gives us:
First of all you can probably guess that it would not result in anything good, in fact, it would be disastrous.
All of the land masses would be worn away of anything not attached to bedrock. This means rocks, topsoil, trees, and buildings, people and so on, would be swept away into the atmosphere.
Half of the planet would almost continuously face the heat of the Sun, while half would face the cold of space.
The weather would become extremely predictable, as it would be controlled only by the sun.
The Earth’s tilt is defined by how the planet is rotating compared to the Sun. This axis of rotation defines the Earth’s seasons. But without any rotation, there would no longer be seasons.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by a combination of the inertia of moving air and the rotation of the Earth.