... the earth ceases to turn on itself?

As you probably know, the Earth is rotating on its axis.
And if the earth was slowing its speed of rotation?
What would happen if it completely stop, ceasing to turn on itself?

Our planet is indeed slowing its motion. According to the researchers 400 million years ago, the earth performed 40 turns on itself more: the solar year was therefore 40 days longer.
But what would happen to our planet if it were missing completely the centrifugal force?

The level of seas and oceans is determined by the balance between the gravitational force of the Earth, that draws them to its center, and the centrifugal force given by the rotation of the planet.
It’s the latter force that gives the Earth its form "crushed" with the greatest accumulation of water around the equator.
If this centrifugal force failed, the Earth would attempt to find a new equilibrium by catastrophic and unimaginable geological transformations.
The planet's gravitational force would no longer have antagonistic and it would remain the only significant element to control the water level.
It also would change our days: if the only motion of the Earth was the revolution around the sun, a day would last as a full year.

But don’t worry. That the Earth will stop rotating on itself, for now, it is not even a hypothesis.

 

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