The earth has been spinning. Why doesn't the plane hover above it and wait for the earth to rotate?

Because of gravity.

Compared with the airplane, the gravity generated by the earth is a very huge force, and the airplane can't be separated from the gravity of the earth, so when the earth rotates, the airplane will follow the earth.

At this time, no matter whether the plane is stationary or moving, the plane will maintain a state of relative motion with the rotation of the earth. So the plane can't hover in the sky and wait for the earth to turn on its own.

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universal gravitation

In physics, gravity refers to the tendency of objects to approach at an accelerated speed. Gravity is one of the four basic interactions in nature, and the other three interactions are electromagnetic interaction, weak interaction and strong interaction.

Gravity is the weakest force in the above interaction, but it still has great attraction in the distance. In classical mechanics, gravitation is considered to be the action at a distance. In general relativity, gravity comes from the distortion of space-time by existing mass.

The gravity of the earth causes nearby objects to fall to the ground. Gravity is the reason for the existence of galaxies such as the solar system; Without gravity, celestial bodies cannot attract each other to form a celestial system.

Gravity also makes the earth and other celestial bodies revolve around the sun according to their own orbits, and the moon revolves around the earth according to its own orbits, forming tides and other natural phenomena we have observed. Gravity is a factor that makes an object gain weight.

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