During daytime for 6 months, the surface temperature would depend on your latitude, being far hotter that it is now at the equator than at the poles where the light rays are more slanted and heating efficiency is lower. This long-term temperature gradient would alter the atmospheric wind circulation pattern so that the air would move from the equator to the poles rather than in wind systems parallel to the equator like they are now.
The yearly change in the Sun's position in the sky would now be just its seasonal motion up and down the sky towards the south due to the orbit of the Earth and its axial tilt. As you moved along constant lines of Earth latitude, you would see the elevation of the Sun increase or decrease in the sky just as we now see the elevation of the Sun change from a single point on the Earth due to the Earth's daily rotation.
It's a little confusing, but if you use a globe of the Earth and orient it the right way, you can see how all this works out.
As for other effects, presumably the magnetic field of the Earth is generated by a dynamo effect that involves its rotation. RISE —. PHASE —. Tonight's Sky — Change location. US state, Canadian province, or country. Tonight's Sky — Select location. Tonight's Sky — Enter coordinates. UTC Offset:. Picture of the Day Image Galleries.
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This includes rocks, trees, buildings, people — all thrown sideways at a speed of mph at the equator. Could you imagine the oceans being pushed inland with that speed?
Oceans would travel approximately 17 miles 28 kilometers inland in just 60 seconds. If you are undergound far enough, such as a subway, or at either pole, you might be okay. It would be a disaster. Our Earth is not a sphere; it is bulbous, meaning it bulges at the equator Earth is 26 miles larger around the equator than it is from pole to pole , all thanks to its spinning motion.
If the Earth gradually slowed, the bulging water from the oceans would begin to move away from the equator towards the poles. Once Earth stopped spinning completely, leaving it as a sphere, the oceans would flood most of Earth leaving one giant megacontinent around the middle of the planet. This flow would eventually lead to air being thicker at the poles and thinner at the equator.
There would exist only four spots around the mid-latitudes where humans could survive. Earth is comprised of three main layers — the core, the mantle and the crust.
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