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Can someone explain the physics behind how the Earth actually accelerates because of this?
by bojo 11y ago
Can someone explain the physics behind how the Earth actually accelerates because of this?
- SixSigma 11y agoConservation of momentum
- jschwartzi 11y agoSpecifically angular momentum. The Earth's moment of inertia changes as the mass distribution about the axis of rotation changes. Given a constant angular momentum, this redistribution causes it to gain or lose angular velocity.