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If the Earth's sideways velocity could be suddenly stopped to zero, how would Earth

move?
O It would fall directly into the sun
It would continue to orbit as before
O It would fly off into space
O More information is needed to answer this question

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Answer:If the Earth stopped spinning suddenly, the atmosphere would still be in motion with the Earth's 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.

Step-by-step explanation:

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