Why IS Earth spinning faster than usual?
Amid all the hustle and bustle of modern lives, it may often seem like time is flying. Scientists claim climate change, seismic activity and ocean circulation could all be to blame Each day on Earth contains 86,400 seconds, but the rotation isn't uniform, which means over the course of a year, each day has a fraction of a second more or less WHAT IS A LEAP SECOND? Earth's spin axis – an imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles – is always moving, due to processes scientists don't completely understand. This makes it one of the top contributors of mass being transferred to the oceans, causing sea levels to rise and, consequently, a drift in Earth's spin axis. This makes it one of the top contributors of mass being transferred to the oceans, causing sea levels to rise and, consequently, a drift in Earth's spin axis FOUR LAYERS OF THE PLANET EARTH Crust: To a depth of up to 70km, this is the outermost layer of the Earth, covering both ocean and land areas.
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