高中英语 假如地球不转了会怎样(What Would Happen If the Earth Stopped Rotating )作文素材.doc

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1、假如地球不转了会怎样?(WhatWouldHappenIftheEarthStoppedRotating?)Thesunrisesintheeastandsetsinthewest,whichiscausedbytherotationoftheearthasyouallknow.Buthaveyoueverthoughtoftheeffectoftheearth'srotationonmanandcanyouimaginewhatwouldhappeniftheearthstoppedrotating?　　Theradiusoftheearthisabout6,370kilometres.

2、Ittakestheearth24hourstorotateonce.Objectsontheearth'sequatormovewiththeearthataspeedof460metrespersecond,andtheairclosetotheearth'ssurfaceturnsatthesamespeed.Iftheearthstoppedrotatingsuddenly,theairwouldkeepflowingeastwardataspeedof460metrespersecond.Thewindwouldbefourteentimesaspowerfulasahurric

3、ane.Atthesametimeseawaterwouldrusheastwardataspeedofseveralhundredmetrespersecond,whichmightdodamagesmuchgreaterthanaseaquakewoulddo.Obviously,mencouldhardlystandsuchacatastrophe.　　Evenifsuchacatastrophewouldnothappen,therewouldbeagreattemperaturedifferenceonthetwohemispheresoftheearth,andthefours

4、easonsoftheyearwouldnolongeroccurbecauseadayandanightwouldbeaslongasawholeyearinsteadof24hours.Allthiswouldgreatlyaffectthelifeofhumanbeings,imalsandplantsandthatwouldcauseworseresultsthananythingimaginable.1用心爱心专心