[quote=CatFan57][quote=Edchris177]however the diagram showing the earth spinning inside the ocean was not correct.
In the same way the earth does not spin inside the atmosphere, it does not spin inside the ocean. Earths rate of rotation at the equator is about 1000mph. If it rotated inside the ocean, well, the 1000mph tsunami would ensure nothing survived. We don’t notice this rotation because everything on/in earth rotates with it.
As earth rotates, the bulge remains aligned with the moon & sun, with the bulge “moving”, much like a wave crossing a lake, but luckily for us, the earth does not spin inside the ocean.Edited by Edchris177 on Jan 16, 2021 - 09:13 AM. [/quote]
Good clarification, I thought that didn't make sense.[/quote]
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