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Why did the earth start to spin slower?

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Answer:

This has to do with the moon's gravitational pull.

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Hi Todo here!!!

Step-by-step explanation:

Slowing of Earth's Spin Revealed in Ancient Astronomers' Tablets The time it takes our planet to do a full rotation has increased every century due to friction caused by tides.

YW!

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