Is there anything that would cause the Earth to stop spinning?

Subject: Is there anything that would cause the Earth to stop spinning?

Date: Thu May 25 15:39:40 2000
Posted by Jonathan Fernandez
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: John Muir School
City: santa monica State/Province: ca Country: 90405
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 959283580.As

Message:


Perhaps, a meteorite or some other heavenly body colliding with the Earth? 
If the Earth did stop spinning, what would happen?  Is there some way we 
could then get the Earth to start spinning again?  How quickly would the 
heat of the Sun become unbearable?  A day, a week, a year?  On the other 
hand, how quickly would the people on the "dark side" of the Earth freeze?

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