What is the cause of differential rotation of fluid?

Subject: What is the cause of differential rotation of fluid?

Date: Fri Oct 1 08:40:04 2010
Posted by Erika
Grade level: undergrad School: Cambridge Tutors college
City: London State/Province: Surrey Country: Outside U.S.
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1285947604.Ph

Message:


Differential rotation example: rotation periods of equatorial and polar sunspots 
differ. I think another example is water spiralling down a drainage hole.
I don't know why this happen? 
Also, I have studied calculus and trignometry
Thanks very much

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