Why does the earth rotate around the sun day in and day out? Doesn't it tire?
By mercuryman3a
@mercuryman3a (2477)
India
December 6, 2008 11:40am CST
We have always known that earth rotates around the sun. but what is the reason for it? Why does the earth rotate around the sun and does not lose its way and start rotating around saturn or say mars or for the at matter neptune? why have these laws been made and who makes theses laws? Why does the earth not fall off in space? Doesn't it tire suddenly? Does it ever take rest? for a few hours? human body wears off a few years, all life comes to and end and is again reborn. how does the earth continue for millions of years without rest?
8 responses
@23uday (2997)
• India
6 Dec 08
Hi Friends
Earth orbits round the sun because the sun's gravity keeps it in place.The earth travels about 595 million miles around the sun in 365 days.The earth orbits the sun in an ellipitical path.Because of earth's rotation ,earth's surface moves at the equater at a speed of about 467m per second or slightly over 1675 km per hour.
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@mano5chi (207)
• Spain
6 Dec 08
Einstein gave a good reason for it. The earth does not move around the sun at all. It is simply following the straightest path it can across the universe. Mass of all celestial bodies bends the space-time and the earth looks like turning.
Keep in mind that the universe does not work according to the laws of physics, human beings invent these laws to explain how the universe works.
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@subeesh (112)
• India
7 Dec 08
Earth is rotating the sun because of its gravitational pull. And you may sometimes wonder why its continuously revolving with out tiring.The answer is simple there is no energy loss during this revolution.Not only sun, consider the case of a singe atom.Electrons are revolving it nucleus inside an atom as in the case of a solar system.
@Keola12 (820)
• United States
6 Dec 08
There is a gravitational pull that enables the Earth to rotate on its own axis around the sun 365 days in a given year. It's almost like a magnetic force that causes the gravitational pull. When the Earth rotates in the direction it's going we are enabled to move forward in time. But if the Earth were to rotate in the opposite direction, it's more than possible that we would be moving backward in time.
@soundaryajoga (35)
• India
7 Dec 08
generally,the earth will rotate around the sun and not only earth but also all planets in our milkyway galaxy.generally,evey planet will have a force where it opposes the force of the other,hence every planet will have a centrufugal force so they finally establish a path to routate around the Sun.according to the season they will move fast and slow hence we get seasons
@JavaFalcon (6)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Its aalso cool to realize we are all moving over 67,000 mph right now as the earth moves around the sun.
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
6 Dec 08
For one thing we have not [/i]always[i] known that the earth rotates around the sun. At one time it was held that the earth was the center of the universe and that everything revolved around it. It was also believed that the earth was flat.
The universe was created and placed in motion by God. It operates according to His rules. When man became aware of those rules and learned to understand them He called them physics. But they are God's rules and therefore perfect. The universe will always operate within those rules.
@timelord50 (170)
• United States
6 Dec 08
it's the gravitational pull that keeps itn line plus it's the way the universe i shaped for example if you take a table cloth , the table cloth would be our galaxy and you plonk i don't know say a loaf of bread in the middle thats the sun you will see that the table cloths sinks in the middle causing it to like concave then you role a apple down the side it should pass the loaf of bread and roll round it (apple being the earth) thats why the earth never loses track cos it has a set directional path to follow set by the galaxy and space