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Does the angular velocity of the earth change if you take an imaginary elevator down 500...

Does the angular velocity of the earth change if you take an imaginary elevator down 500 miles towards the center of the earth
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The earth spins about its own axis, and the angular momentum remains conserved in absence of any external torque. When an elevator is taken towards the center of earth the moment of inertia of earth system changes which changes its angular velocity. Hence we can say that angular velocity will change in the given scenario.

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