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Which of the following changes would likely occur if the rate of the Earth’s rotation on its axis decreased?
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F. The length of a day would be shorter.
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G. The length of a day would be longer?
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H. The length of the seasons would be shorter.
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J. The length of the seasons would be longer.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of Earth’s rotation on its axis decreased? The length of the seasons would be shorter.
Detailed explanation-2: -If earth did not tilt and orbited in an upright position around the sun, there would be minor variations in temperatures and precipitation throughout each year as Earth moves slightly closer and farther away from the sun. Basically, we would not have any seasons.
Detailed explanation-3: -At very fast speeds-like, about 24, 000 mph-and over thousands of years, eventually the Earth’s crust would shift too, flattening out at the poles and bulging around the equator. “We would have enormous earthquakes, ‘’ says Fraczek.
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