Chapter 1 and 2 Revised

Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches
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IMPACT OF NATURAL
FORCES: ROTATION AND
REVOLUTION OF THE EARTH
An Investigatory Project presented to the faculty of
In partial fulfillment of the subject:
SCIENCE 10
________________________________
Researchers:
Arcos, Isiah Gabriel A.
Tamayo, Rhaiza Angelene
Pita, Christian P.
Apo, Loriellyn Jean R.
Asadon, Wendy Anne D.
Nardo, Princess Kristel M.
School Year: 2020-2021
SCIENCE 10 – IP – BERYL – PITA’S GROUP 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introduction
A. Background of the Study ……….……………. 3
B. Statement of the Problem ……....….………..9
C. Hypothesis …………………..…….…………….9
D. Objectives ………………..…………....…………14
E. Significance of the Study ……….……..…….15
F. Scope and Limitation ………………..……… 16
G. Definition of Terms …………....……………. 16
II. Review of Related Literature ……….……..21

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1. About centripetal force
Isaac Newton described this as, “a force by which bodies are
drawn or impelled, or in any tend, towards a point as to a center”. It is
a center seeking force. A force that makes an object follow a curved
path that is drawn towards a point as to a center of the rotation.
1.1 About Gravity
According to NASA’s space place (2020). “Gravity is the force by
which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.” It is a
force of attraction between any two object that has a mass. It is the
force that makes celestial bodies spherical shaped. It is the force that
makes moons and other objects orbit planets, planets orbit around
stars, the solar system orbiting black holes, and other more.
2. About centrifugal force
According to Talley (2011). “Centrifugal force is the apparent
outward force of mass when it is rotated. “ It is an apparent or
fictitious force. It is the cause of an object that goes outwardly away
from the center of the rotation. It is also the force that is making a
bulge in the earth’s equator.

3. Rotation of the Earth
The spinning of the Earth around its axis is called rotation. The
axis has an angle of 23 ½ ∘ and is perpendicular to the plane of Earth’s
orbit. This means, Earth is tilted on its axis, and because of this tilt, the
northern and southern hemispheres lean in a direction away from the
Sun.
As the Earth rotates, only one-half of the Earth faces the sun at any
given time. Earth's axis is an imaginary pole going right through the
center of Earth from "top" to "bottom." Earth spins around this pole,
making one complete turn each day. That is why the half facing the sun
is light (day) and the half facing away from the sun is dark (night). It
has done so since it formed 4.6 billion years ago, and it will continue to
do so until the world ends.
5.1 What caused the earth to start spinning?
The Earth formed out of a disk of gas and dust that swirled
around the newborn sun. In this spinning disk, bits of dust and rock
stuck together to form the Earth. According to Space.com (n.d.). A
sister site of Live Science. As it grew, space rocks continued colliding
with the nascent planet, exerting forces that sent it spinning.
Explained Smadar Naoz An astrophysicist at the University of
California, Los Angeles that because all the debris in the early solar

system was rotating around the sun in roughly the same direction, the
collisions also spun the Earth — and most everything else in the solar
system — in that direction.
It is also theorized that at the very beginning of our young solar
system, an unknown planet collided with the earth. Because of that
collision, the earth’s alignment and rotation were changed and also
formed the moon.
5.2 How fast is the rotation of the earth?
According to Scientific American (1998). The earth fully rotates
once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09053 seconds. The earth,
including everything that is glued to it, spins eastward about 465
meters per second or 1040.18 miles per hour. Roughly 1000 miles per
hour is the speed of the earth in the equator, but the rotation near the
poles moves slower since the full rotation there only requires small
circular motion.
5.3 Can the earth stop spinning?
There is no way that the earth will stop instantly. According to
Forbes (2016). “The Earth will never stop rotating. Earth rotates in the
purest, most perfect vacuum in the whole universe.” Yes, the earth is
slowing down its rotation but it’s only 1.7 milliseconds every 100 years.

It will take billions of years for it to completely stop and even way
before that time, the earth would have been swallowed by the sun.
4. Revolution of the Earth
Earth also travels around the sun in a path called an orbit. The
motion around the sun along its orbit is called a revolution. The
amount of time it takes for a single trip around the sun is called a
period of revolution. The period for the Earth to revolve around the
sun is 365.24 days or one year. The 24 days is why every four years
February has 29 days. The movement of the Earth around the Sun in a
fixed path is called a revolution.
The Earth revolves from west to east in an anticlockwise direction. The
Earth completes one revolution around the Sun in one year or
precisely in 365.242 days. The revolution speed of the earth is 30
km/s-1. For Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun
takes 365.24 days. This amount of time is the definition of one year.
The gravitational pull of the Sun keeps Earth and the other planets in
orbit around the star. Like the other planets, Earth’s orbital path is an
ellipse so the planet is sometimes farther away from the Sun than at
other times. The closest Earth gets to the Sun each year is at perihelion
(147 million km) on about January 3rd and the furthest is at aphelion
(152 million km) on July 4th. Earth’s elliptical orbit has nothing to do

with Earth’s seasons. During one revolution around the Sun, Earth
travels at an average distance of about 150 million km.
6.1 How fast does the earth revolve?
Earth revolves around the Sun at an average speed of about 27
km (17 mi) per second, but the speed is not constant. The planet moves
slower when it is at aphelion and faster when it is at perihelion.
6.2 Can the earth stop revolving?
It is entirely impossible. In order to stop the earth from
revolving around the sun, you’ll need to stop the inertia of the whole
earth that is moving at an average speed of 27km per second. It can
stop revolving if it doesn’t have anything to revolve to, which means
removing the sun completely. But removing the sun is also impossible.
5. Earth's Tilt
The rotation and revolution of the Earth do not cause our
seasons. You must add the tilt of the earth. Seasons happen because
Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.5 degrees and different
parts of Earth receive more solar energy than others. The tilt in the
axis of the Earth is called its obliquity by scientists. It’s logical to
assume our planet’s changing distance from the sun causes the change
in the seasons. But Earth’s distance from the sun doesn’t change

enough to cause seasonal differences. Instead, our seasons change
because Earth tilts on its axis, and the angle of tilt causes the Northern
and Southern Hemispheres to trade places throughout the year in
receiving the sun’s light and warmth most directly. Earth has seasons
because its axis doesn't stand up straight. But what caused Earth to
tilt? Long, long ago, when Earth was young, it is thought that
something big hit Earth and knocked it off-kilter. So instead of rotating
with its axis straight up and down, it leans over a bit. Cartoons of a
large object hitting Earth, knocking out big chunks of material that
become the future Moon, and tilting the Earth's axis. By the way, that
big thing that hit Earth is called Theia. It also blasted a big hole in the
surface. That big hit sent a huge amount of dust and rubble into orbit.
Most scientists think that that rubble, in time, became our Moon.
Sometimes it is the North Pole tilting toward the sun (around June)
and sometimes it is the South Pole tilting toward the sun (around
December). It is summer in June in the Northern Hemisphere because
the sun's rays hit that part of Earth more directly than at any other
time of the year. It is winter in December in the Northern Hemisphere,
because that is when it is the South Pole's turn to be tilted toward the
sun.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The centrifugal force helps the earth to have balance. We all know that
the earth will most likely continue to spin for millions of billions of
years, but… What if the earth suddenly stops rotating and also
suddenly stops revolving?
It is a pretty nice hypothetical situation that makes your mind think
about what would happen if the earth were to stop rotating on its axis
and stop revolving around the sun.
HYPOTHESIS
1. Biodiversity and Ecosystem
The prediction based on our research that when the earth stops
from its rotation the atmosphere would still conduct its original
purpose and rotation around the earth, so that the earth will
experience flying things into the sky up to the atmosphere because
of its continued motion around the earth.
Weight in the bodies of water and in the landmasses, but when the
earth stops spinning it might have no centrifugal force. The bodies
of water will undergo or migrate to the poles that has the strongest
gravity and the equator part would have the giant land mass.

The plants are the producers in the food chain, so if there’s no
angiosperms there will be no producers that can lead to insects and
animals that can cause human extinction because of hunger. If one
of the food chain components there will be a chance of no living
things would dare to survive and there will be human extinction
that lead to no human existence on earth.
2. The Moon
Once the earth stops its movement the moon will be slowly moving
away from the earth (230 000 000 miles). According to our research,
if the rotation stops, the moon will start to move towards Earth, and it
would eventually cause Earth to start rotating again. Unfortunately,
the moon would continue to move closer to the Earth until it either
collides with it or Earth’s gravity breaks the moon apart.
3. Length of Day
We all know that rotation causes day and night to occur but what if the
Earth stopped rotating, the Earth days would totally be longer. We
have 24 hours in a day, 12 hours of daytime and 12 hours of nighttime
but can you imagine what will happen to 24 hours in a day when the
Earth's rotation stopped? Every night will be 6 months long because
even if the Earth stopped spinning the moon will not stop revolving

around our planet and daytime will be 6 months too because it still
revolved around the sun.
Half of Earth will be very hot and experience daylight for half a year,
while the other hemisphere will be in darkness because it faces away
from the Sun.
2. Weather
2.1 temperature
The temperature of Earth is approximately 14 C but it will change
when the earth stopped orbiting the sun because the sun's tremendous
gravity pulls the Earth right toward it while the Earth is trying to whiz
away in the other direction and that keeps the planet's orbit but if the
Earth slows down and stops the sun will definitely pull the Earth
towards it. In the first week, the changes are unnoticeable. The average
global temperature would climb less than 1 degree celsius and hover
around 16 degrees for another week. The sun will keep pulling the
Earth and this causes the temperature of our planet to rise
exponentially. In less than a month, global temperature will have
jumped to 35 degrees celsius. Wildfires, desert droughts, and killing
crops are most likely to happen. UV radiation from the sun will be so
strong that it will cause us to get sever sunburn by just being outdoors
for 15 minutes. After one month, the global temperature will reach 48

degrees. The Earth will be so hot that we will need to have some indoor
air-conditioning to keep us cool except the amount of energy we need
to run millions of AC units at once would wipe out power grids around
the world. So, experiencing very hot temperatures with no way to keep
cool can lead to death of humans and animals. While the Sun is pulling
Earth towards it, our planet will pass through planets that are near the
Sun and Earth's temperature will keep on increasing. When the Earth
is near the Sun already, the Sun's extreme gravity stretches the planet
into an oval shape and magma begins to leak through the crust and the
Earth will tear apart.
3. Seasons
Not all countries experienced the four seasons because the parts of
Earth didn’t receive equal amounts of sunlight from the sun. The Earth
is divided into five zones: Torrid Zone, North and South Temperate
Zones, and the North and South Frigid Zones. The Torrid zone is near
the equator where it directly receives the heat from the sun, this zone
doesn't experience the four seasons and only has the wet and dry
seasons. The North and South Temperate Zones are right below and
above the Torrid Zone which experience the four seasons. The North
and South Frigid Zone (also known as the Arctic and the Antarctic) lie
near the poles and it is the coldest zone.

The Earth will experience changes when it stopped revolving because
revolution causes season to occur and if the Earth stopped revolving
around the sun, a part of Earth will only experience Summer, a very
hot and dry summer while the other side of Earth that doesn't face the
Sun will experience extreme cold temperature and it's possible to have
snowy days in that side.
4. Living things
Living things are things that can grow, move, breathe, reproduce, and
they have life. When the Earth stops rotating and revolving, humans,
animals, plants, and other living things will most likely have difficulty
surviving. The Earth will experience different natural disasters and a
lot of lives will be in danger. Extreme cold and heat will be felt in
different parts of Earth and living things there will have to do
everything to survive the extreme weather.
All living things in places in the tropics which are near the equator will
find it hard to breathe. Cities at higher elevations are also beginning to
struggle, people who are hiking will get altitude sickness and only over
5,000m high is the outer limit or survival. When the rotation of Earth
stopped, cracks in the ocean floor released intense heat and sea
animals would most likely die. Crops are not growing because of the

extreme heat, plants won't be able to produce food, therefore hunger
can be one of the reasons for the death of people.
OBJECTIVES
Our goal is to have knowledge about what would happen to all the
aspects that are inside and living on the earth. Not only that but to also
have some ideas and to conduct research about the chances and things
that might occur if earth stops its rotation and revolution on its orbit
and into the sun. As a researcher we’re longing for the chances of living
of the organisms on earth that we might know that some other insects
are alive even though many phenomenal disasters occurred on earth
occurred.
We review and analyze experiments about the earth’s orbit and
revolution because this might help us if we enter and encounter future
sciences studies in our journey as a student and as well as a researcher
who are really incapable of discovering and exploring beyond of
human’s intelligence.
As researchers, we also like to give information about our Earth. It
might seem impossible for our planet to stop spinning but because
nothing is impossible, we decided to do some research about
something that makes us all curious. We wanted to inform people of
what is most likely to happen to our planet and what will happen to us

living things when the Earth stopped its movement. It is better to
know more because we cannot predict the future
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
As a field of science, biology enables us to learn, develop, and
communicate with the living world, and to know how these living
organisms function, including how humans and other biological
phenomena work. This research is important in a way that it allows us
to consider the potential future changes, effects, disadvantages, and
advantages of the planet which we live in, which is the Earth, once it
stops spinning in the Solar System.
This study also seeks to solve the fundamental questions of life and
provides solutions to large-scale problems and to other conflicts that
will emerge in the near future after the said phenomena have occurred.
Besides, this also paves the way for more scientific studies and
researches that can also be used by students, teachers, and young
researchers as learning or reference material. Finally, this study would
also teach us the nature and importance of the universe in which we
live, which is the Earth.
SCOPE AND LIMITATION
This study aims to show the possible happenings once the earth
stops spinning and rotating around the sun. It covers topics

about biodiversity and ecosystem, weather, season, length of
day, living things and the moon and how it would have varying
effects on each of these topics. Although our topic also
incorporates different natural happenings which already occur
in our present time and from that we merge the concept of the
earth suddenly stopping from spinning and rotating.
But alas, our study is limited by the fact that these are all just
theories and ideas about what would happen if it was feasible
for the earth to suddenly stop, there are still some branches of
physics that we didn’t discuss like Inertia and Magnetics Fields.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Anticlockwise Direction-is a synonym of counter
clockwise;the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
Aphelion- the point farthest from the sun in the path of an
orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)
Apparent- clearly visible or understood; obvious.
Astronomical- relating to astronomy
Astrophysics- a branch of astronomy dealing especially with
the behavior, physical properties, and dynamic processes of
celestial objects and phenomena

Attraction-a force under the influence of which objects tend to
move toward each other.
"gravitational attraction"
Biodiversity- biological diversity in an environment as
indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals.
Bulge- rounded swelling or protuberance that distorts a flat
surface.
Celestial Bodies- an aggregation of matter in the universe
that constitutes a unit (as a planet, nebula) for astronomical
study
Chunks- a thick, solid piece of something
Collides- to come together with solid or direct impact
Debris- the remains of something broken down or
destroyed;an accumulation of fragments of rock
Ecosystem- the complex of a community of organisms and its
environment functioning as an ecological unit
Ellipse- a closed plane curve generated by a point moving in
such a way that the sums of its distances from two fixed points
is a constant : a plane section of a right circular cone that is a
closed curve.

Fictious- related to fiction
Food chain- an arrangement of the organisms of an ecological
community according to the order of predation in which each
uses the next usually lower member as a food source.
Impelled- to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the
exertion of strong moral pressure
Inertia- a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in
uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by
some external force.
NASA-National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Newton Mechanics- classical mechanics; is based on
application of Newton's Laws of motion which assume that the
concepts of distance, time, and mass, are absolute, that is,
motion is in an inertial frame.
Northern Hemisphere- is the half of Earth that is north of
the Equator.
Obliquity-is an astronomical term describing the angle of tilt
of the Earth's axis of rotation
Off-kilter- not in perfect balance
Orbit- circular or nearly circular in outline

Outwardly- on the surface.
Perhelion- he point nearest to the sun in the path of an
orbiting celestial body
Perpendicular-standing at right angles to the plane of the
horizon : exactly upright : being at right angles to a given line or
plane
Phenomenal Disaster- is a major adverse event resulting
from natural processes of the Earth; examples are floods,
hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes,
tsunamis, storms, and other geologic processes.
Revolution- the action by a celestial body of going round in
an orbit or elliptical course also : apparent movement of such a
body round the earth.
Rubble-broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay
or destruction of a building
Spherical Shaped- shape that casts a round shadow no
matter which direction it is pointed is a sphere, and the ancient
Greeks deduced that this must mean the Earth is spherical.
Southern Hemisphere-is the half of Earth that is south of
the Equator.

Theia- is a hypothesized ancient planet in the early Solar
System that, according to the giant-impact hypothesis, collided
with the early Earth around 4.5 billion years ago, with the
resulting debris gathering to form the Moon.
Theorized- form a theory or set of theories about something.
Tremendous- very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature
This descriptive investigatory project gives an introduction to
orbits, which is connected to the revolution around a mass (the
revolution of the earth to the sun). It also introduces
technologies that travel far outside the Earth’s atmosphere. The
spacecraft, space station and space shuttles are some of the

solutions for our hypothetical problem, “what if the earth stops
spinning?”. Only low orbit, for a period of weeks, months, or
even years. The only space station currently in use is the
International Space Station. Spending time in space affects the
human body, the brain gets confused and misinterprets the
direction and speed of their movements, the muscles lose mass
and strength, bones lose density and strength, blood vessels
stiffen and age faster, blood cell production in the bone marrow
is affected, and overexposure to radiation can cause cataracts in
the eyes, damage DNA, and increase the risk of cancer. Escape
velocity, as it applies to rocket science and space travel, is the
velocity required for an object (such as a rocket) to escape the
gravitational orbit of a celestial body (such as a planet or a star).
As of 2007, Space Stations are used to study what platform and
effects of long-term space flight on the human body.
This investigatory project has a goal of spreading knowledge
about how these man-made objects are getting high up in our
atmosphere and then descending back to earth or staying in
orbits. It also introduces the readers to various information
about thrust, orbits, and descending of space shuttles, space
crafts, and space stations. It aims to show us the notable history
and feats of these space shuttles, space crafts, and space

stations up to the present and to the future. In which this makes
us aware of the progression, innovation, and contribution of
corporations and countries to improve our space technologies
and studies. It also introduces the readers to the idea of orbits
and their relationship with centripetal and centrifugal force.
This also gives them an insight into zero gravity which explains
how these man-made objects can stay in long periods of
orbiting and shows that the human body seems to be weightless.
Space shuttles, spacecraft, and space stations are elements
used to fly to space and discover its vast environment. In this
literature, they discuss how space stations work, how they are
thrust into space when they were built, and what is their
significance in future studies. These objects help in improving
technology and expanding scientists’ insights for numerous
studies. It is mentioned that a lot of things keep spacecraft,
space stations, and space shuttles in orbit. After all, they are
designed to orbit for a long period of time. These man-made
objects are beneficial to us since if we track some abnormalities
in the solar system, like when the Earth stops spinning, we can
use these objects to observe the planet and gain more
information. Having to learn this literature educates us about
this object’s history, structure, and capability.

The reason why we choose this topic is that it is a great solution
for our hypothetical problem, this is because it gives us the
introduction to orbits, which is connected to the revolution
around a mass (the revolution of the earth to the sun). It not
only educates us about the happenings in a space shuttle but it
also gives us an idea as to how it can help us with our problems
not only in the future but also in our time today. This
investigatory project shows how the innovation and evolution of
man have come to be. It gives sufficient information about what
space stations are about and how they are relevant in our time
today. Knowing about space stations can be very beneficial due
to the fact that it can help us in many ways like monitoring
disasters, broadcasting information all over the world, and
many more. Thus, to conclude this investigatory project about
space stations and space shuttles gave us a great insight
regarding the different innovations that humans have made and
how we will continue to further improve our knowledge about
living in space.

References:
About centripetal force
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centripetal_force
About Gravity
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/what-is-gravity/en/
About centrifugal
https://www.livescience.com/52488-centrifugal-centripetal-
forces.html

“The Earth will never stop rotating. Earth rotates in the purest,
most perfect vacuum in the whole universe”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/07/28/will-the-
earth-ever-stop-rotating/#312192be2eb7
The duration of the earth’s rotation:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fast-is-the-
earth-mov/#:~:text=The%20earth%20rotates%20once
%20every,roughly%201%2C000%20miles%20per%20hour.
https://byjus.com/physics/rotation-and-revolution/
https://www.texasgateway.org/resource/earth-rotation-and-
revolution
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/treehouse/seasons.cfm?
Slide=3
https://earthsky.org/earth/can-you-explain-why-earth-has-
four-seasons
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-geophysical/
chapter/earths-motions/
About Earth’s Biodiversity, Ecosystem and moon

https://thescienceexplorer.com/universe/what-would-
happen-if-earth-stopped-spinning?
fbclid=IwAR02mHzEM4t_FWx6NjPOXAjfGu-
wlY0dULCvMgHBuOQM_gtNJmkYMal1qmA
About Space stations:
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/
stories/nasa-knows/what-is-the-space-shuttle-k4.html
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/
research/news/15_ways_iss_benefits_earth

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Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches

FORCES: ROTATION AND

REVOLUTION OF THE EARTH

An Investigatory Project presented to the faculty of

Colegio de San Bartolome de Novaliches

In partial fulfillment of the subject:

Arcos, Isiah Gabriel A.

Tamayo, Rhaiza Angelene

Apo, Loriellyn Jean R.

Asadon, Wendy Anne D.

Nardo, Princess Kristel M.

School Year: 2020-2021

SCIENCE 10 – IP – BERYL – PITA’S GROUP 1

A. Background of the Study ……….……………. 3

B. Statement of the Problem ……....….………..9

E. Significance of the Study ……….……..…….15

F. Scope and Limitation ………………..……… 16

G. Definition of Terms …………....……………. 16

II. Review of Related Literature ……….……..21

SCIENCE 10 – IP – BERYL – PITA’S GROUP 2

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1. About centripetal force

Isaac Newton described this as, “a force by which bodies are

drawn or impelled, or in any tend, towards a point as to a center”. It is

a center seeking force. A force that makes an object follow a curved

path that is drawn towards a point as to a center of the rotation.

1.1 About Gravity

According to NASA’s space place (2020). “Gravity is the force by

which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.” It is a

2. About centrifugal force

According to Talley (2011). “Centrifugal force is the apparent

outward force of mass when it is rotated. “ It is an apparent or

fictitious force. It is the cause of an object that goes outwardly away

bulge in the earth’s equator.

SCIENCE 10 – IP – BERYL – PITA’S GROUP 3

3. Rotation of the Earth

The spinning of the Earth around its axis is called rotation. The

axis has an angle of 23 ½ ∘ and is perpendicular to the plane of Earth’s

northern and southern hemispheres lean in a direction away from the

do so until the world ends.

5.1 What caused the earth to start spinning?

stuck together to form the Earth. According to Space.com (n.d.). A

sister site of Live Science. As it grew, space rocks continued colliding

with the nascent planet, exerting forces that sent it spinning.

Explained Smadar Naoz An astrophysicist at the University of

SCIENCE 10 – IP – BERYL – PITA’S GROUP 4

system — in that direction.

It is also theorized that at the very beginning of our young solar

system, an unknown planet collided with the earth. Because of that

formed the moon.

5.2 How fast is the rotation of the earth?

According to Scientific American (1998). The earth fully rotates

once every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09053 seconds. The earth,

including everything that is glued to it, spins eastward about 465

5.3 Can the earth stop spinning?

There is no way that the earth will stop instantly. According to

SCIENCE 10 – IP – BERYL – PITA’S GROUP 5