Table of Contents
- 1 Why will the perpetual motion machine not run forever?
- 2 Is the Earth’s rotation perpetual motion?
- 3 Is perpetual motion possible in outer space?
- 4 What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning suddenly?
- 5 How did our invisible hand stop the Earth from spinning?
- 6 Does Earth’s rotation speed up or slow down?
Why will the perpetual motion machine not run forever?
A perpetual motion machine is a hypothetical machine that can do work infinitely without an external energy source. Thus, machines that extract energy from finite sources will not operate indefinitely, because they are driven by the energy stored in the source, which will eventually be exhausted.
Is the Earth’s rotation perpetual motion?
It depends upon the energy delivered to the Earth by the Sun and is not, therefore, a perpetual-motion machine. Scientific and governmental sanctioning bodies have looked askance at perpetual-motion claims for many years.
Is perpetual motion possible in outer space?
The temperatures will drop so low that the US space agency boffins could technically break the existing laws of physics and create perpetual motion. The unit will then freeze atoms to only one billionth of a degree above absolute zero — more than 100 million times colder than the far reaches of deep space.
Is Earth at rest or motion?
Yes. Actually it is rotating, so only the axis is at rest in its centre of mass frame. Motion is relative. According to one frame of reference, the Earth is in motion, according to another, it isn’t.
Why is Earth in perpetual motion?
No, It just orbits at fairly constant rate because there is nothing (like friction) to stop it. Perpetual motion is a system that produces work (energy) while maintaining its state (which implies it can forever produce energy without changing state).
What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning suddenly?
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. All of the land masses would be scoured clean of anything not attached to bedrock.
How did our invisible hand stop the Earth from spinning?
When our invisible hand came down to stop Earth from spinning it would not stop the spinning of our molten core. This core would continue to spin, ripping itself apart from the bedrock. Again, the friction between the bedrock and the core would heat up the bottom layer of bedrock and the top layer of the core.
Does Earth’s rotation speed up or slow down?
If we are going to get particular, we are technically slowing down, but it is incredibly slow. The force that is causeing Earth’s rotation to slow down is due to our oceans, and our tidal locking with the moon. But for the most part, Earth is just doing it’s thing.
What would happen if Earth moved at 1000 miles per hour?
Imagine if all of a sudden you (and a lot of dirt, buildings, etc) were traveling at 1000 miles per hour. Everything would go flying off, and Earth would be cleared down to its bedrock. Now, you might be thinking, if everything is moving at 1000 miles per hour would I even notice?