When the Earth and sun are in line but the moon is perpendicular to the earth what type of tide occurs?
Since the Earth is rotating on its axis, the high-low tide cycle moves around the globe in a 24-hour period. The second picture shows a neap tide. A neap tide occurs when the Earth and Sun are in line but the Moon is perpendicular to the Earth.
What happens when the moon faces one side of the earth?
So when the moon faces one side of the earth, it pulls on all the earth’s surfaces, but since only the ocean is flexible, only the ocean succumbs to its force. This forms a bulge on the side of the planet facing the moon, while the centrifugal force from the earth’s rotation causes a bulge to form on the other side.
Is there a face on the moon?
Many of us see a man in the moon — a human face smiling down at us from the lunar surface. The “face,” of course, is just an illusion, shaped by the dark splotches of lunar maria (smooth plains formed from the lava of ancient volcanic eruptions). When the moon cooled, its slightly oblong shape stuck.
Why does the moon always show the same face to Earth?
“The moon keeps the same face pointing towards the Earth because its rate of spin is tidally locked so that it is synchronized with its rate of revolution (the time needed to complete one orbit). In other words, the moon rotates exactly once every time it circles the Earth.
Do we always see the same face of the moon?
A: Nope, not by chance — it’s pure physics. For starters, the moon is not stuck in place with one side facing us. It’s just that the amount of time it takes the moon to complete a revolution on its axis is the same it takes to circle our planet — about 27 days. As a result, the same lunar hemisphere always faces Earth.
What is the dark side of the moon called?
It has one of the largest craters in the Solar System, the South Pole–Aitken basin. The hemisphere is sometimes called the “dark side of the Moon”, where “dark” means “unknown” instead of “lacking sunlight” – both sides of the Moon experience two weeks of sunlight while the opposite side experiences two weeks of night.
Can you see the earth spinning from space?
The fact is that even though the Earth rotates at over 1,000 miles per hour at the equator (1,037.54 mph to be exact), and slower as you go north or south. If you were out in space far enough away from the earth to see the whole planet it would appear to turn so slowly that it would appear motionless.
How fast does the Earth spin in mph?
roughly 1,000 miles per hour
Why dont we feel the earth spinning?
Earth moves very fast. It spins (rotates) at a speed of about 1,000 miles (1600 kilometers) per hour and orbits around the Sun at a speed of about 67,000 miles (107,000 kilometers) per hour. We do not feel any of this motion because these speeds are constant.
What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?
If the Earth stopped spinning suddenly, the atmosphere would still be in motion with the Earth’s original 1100 mile per hour rotation speed at the equator. This means rocks, topsoil, trees, buildings, your pet dog, and so on, would be swept away into the atmosphere.
Will we die if the earth stopped spinning?
Stopping Earth. If Earth stopped spinning all at once, it would be enormously catastrophic for much of the planet’s surface. Though we don’t feel it, we’re all moving along with the planet as it rotates; at the equator, this works out to around 1,000 miles per hour.