If the Earth suddenly stopped spinning, you’d instantly be thrown east at over 1,000 m an hour. This is because the force of the movement would keep working on the Earth’s surface, making everything keep going at the same speed it was before. Anything not attached would go flying. Even oceans would shift with devastating force. And since the atmosphere would keep going, too, powerful winds would blast across the planet. Without the spin, the Earth’s magnetic field could collapse and the planet would quickly fry, causing total extinction.

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  1. In short: imagine earth is a water ball and if u spin it for a few sec and stop it the water will still spin cuz water is liquid
    I’m grade 4
    If this helps just like

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