The Earth rotates on an axis through its Poles. The Moon travels above, in an orbit, a continuous curve dictated by its speed and the force of gravity. The Earth's winds and tides are effected by gravity and rotation - the forces of the Earth's turning and the gravities of both Earth and Moon. The Earth itself is fluid. Plates that support continents shift due to forces created by heat, but they are also dragged by the force of the Earth's rotation and pulled by its gravity. The Earth is a dynamic thing because of force.
In the North there are two lands formed from crushed earth and molten rock. Lands forced into being by gravity. Once joined they now stand on two sides of the North Sea. These lands are Norway and Shetland.
A Scania rounds a bend in the Norwegian hills, its loaded with rock, heavy but low. The forces that press the rock to the Earth hold the Scania to the road. A side force created by the truck's weight and speed as it travels through the bend pulls on the rock and the truck drifts out. The trailer swings slightly before straightening and the truck continues its journey.
A Scania rounds a bend in the Hills of Shetland. It's a concrete mixer and the load is fluid, high and to one side, as the drum rotates. The forces that press the concrete to the Earth hold the Scania to the road. A side force created by the truck's weight and speed as it travels through the bend pulls on the concrete, and the truck rolls over.
The Earth rotates on its axis through the poles, and the moon orbits above, in a continuous curve, and at such a speed that it is held in place by the force of gravity.
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