what are the results of earth's rotation ?
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Effects of Rotation of the Earth
The spinning of the earth on its axis causes days to turn into nights. A difference of one hour is created between two meridians which are 15 degrees apart. A change in the direction of wind and ocean currents. The rise and fall of tided every day.
The earth rotates around an imaginary line that passes through its north and south pole. This imaginary line is its axis of rotation. Earth rotates from west to East. Earth takes about 23hours 56minutes and 40.91seconds to complete one rotation.
effects of earth's rotation:
1) Cyclones: Due to earth’s rotation cyclones move in an clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere and in a anti-clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere.
2) Ocean currents: Because the ocean current is driven by the movement of wind, earth’s rotation also affects the direction of the movement of ocean current. In the northern hemisphere current move towards right while in the southern hemisphere towards left.
3) Change in direction of Winds: The wind is the movement of air in a particular direction. Its principal cause is pressure difference. In addition, the rotation of the earth also affects the direction of the wind.
4) Change of day and night : Earth rotating on its axis is the reason behind days and nights every 24 hours.
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