Eight Motions of the Earth


  1. Continental Drift - (1 to 8 inches per year)
    North America is moving westward at 3 inches per year..
  2. Earth's Rotation on its Axis - (1,035 mph)
    Slowing at the rate of 1/1000 second per century.
  3. Precession of the Earth's Axis - (26,000 year cycle)
    By 14,000 A.D. the star Vega will replace Polaris as the North Star.
  4. Polar Variation - (14 month cycle) Chandler Wobble mystery solved (JPL)
    Each pole wanders in a circle with a 10-to-50- ft. diameter.
  5. Earth's Revolution Around the Sun (19 miles per second)
  6. Motion of the Solar System Through the Galaxy (12.4 miles per second)
    In the direction of the star Vega in the constellation Lyra..
  7. Revolution Around the Center of the Galaxy (185 miles per second)
    In direction of the constellation Cygnus. (225 million year cycle)
  8. The Galaxy's Motion Through the Universe (375 miles per second)

Spinning World

Hubble's Law and the Expansion of the Universe


Disclaimer: These are 8 motions - or variations in motion - that the earth makes, and there are others as well. The approximate speeds were not verified by authoritative sources so they should be checked with authoritative references.

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