Question

What would happen if the Earth did not rotate on its axis?

• A. All winds would blow curved and deflected at equator only.
• B. All winds would not blow curved and deflected at poles only.
• C. All winds would blow straight from high pressure to low pressure area and die when the pressure equalised.
• D. All winds would blow straight from low pressure to high pressure area and die when the pressure is equalised.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

All winds would blow straight from high pressure to low pressure area and die when the pressure equalised.

If the earth stopped spinning suddenly, the atmosphere would still be in motion with the earth original 1100 mile per hour rotation speed at the equator. All of the land masses would be scoured clean of anything not attached to bedrock.