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The speed of Earth, or of anything else, must be specified in relationship to something else. If you mean the speed of Earth around the Sun, that's about 30 kilometers per second. If you mean the speed of Earth around our Galaxy, or related to the center of the Local Group, etc., you will get different answers.
The Earth is rotating on its axis at a speed of about 1,000 miles per hour at the equator, which gives us our 24-hour day. Additionally, the Earth orbits the sun at a speed of about 67,000 miles per hour, completing one full orbit in about 365 days.
The mean orbital speed of our Earth is 29.78 km/s. The max. orbital speed is 30.29 km/s and the min. orbital speed is 29.29 km/s. 1 kilometre = 1,000 metres. Scroll down to related links and look at "Williams, David - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center".
A point at the Earth's equator moves approximately 27907 meters east in one minute.
The Earth rotates 360 degrees around its axis in approximately 1436 minutes (the siderial day). The estimated circumference of the Earth is 40,075,160 meters. Thus the a point on the Earth's equator moves 40,075,160 meters in 1436 minutes. 40,075,160 meters / 1436 minutes = 27907 meters/min.
The term 'rotate' is generally used when describing the Earth's motion around its own axis. The term 'revolve' is uses to describe its motion around the sun.
Just to make it a lot simpler, we'll assume the earth's orbit is a circle, with the sun
at the center. Then the average speed is
(circumference of the orbit) per year.
Radius of the orbit = 93 million miles
Circumference = 2 pi R = 186 million pi miles
And there it is ! The average speed is 186 million pi miles per year,
with respect to the sun.
To boil it down to units that we have a better feel for:
(186 million pi miles per year) x (1 year per 365.23 days x 1 day per 24 hours) =
66,663 miles per hour (rounded)
18.52 miles per second (rounded)
29.8 kilometers per second (rounded)
You seem to have stuffed two questions into one.
-- The speed of light through space is about 300,000,000 meters per second.
-- At that speed, it takes sunlight about 500 seconds (81/3 minutes) to reach Earth.
The general figure of the Earth's mean orbital speed in terms of miles per second is 18½ miles per second. Let x be the Earth's mean orbital speed as defined based on the sidereal year. This speed is:
x = (9.399511 x 1011) / (3.155815 x 107)
= 2.978473 x 104 m/s
Let vt be the Earth's mean orbital speed as defined based on the tropical year. This is:
vt = (9.399511 x 1011) / (3.155693 x 107)
= 2.978589 x 104 m/s
The earth is about 200 to 900 miels per hour and you can not feel it cause the gravity is so storng
This is a very simple operation: 1700 km ? km
3600 sec 1 sec 1700 km 0.47 km
3600 sec 1 sec 1700 km 470 m
3600 sec 1 sec =470 m/s=
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How fast do the satellites orbit the earth?
Faster than you
Why do the satellite not fall while revolving around the earth?
They do fall. But they're traveling fast enough so that the surface of the Earth falls away from them as fast as they are falling. Same thing that keeps the Earth from falling into the sun.
How fast did the space shuttle orbit the earth?
17,500 mph
Why must the space shuttle go so fast?
The space shuttle needs to go fast in order to reach orbit around the Earth. By going fast, the shuttle can overcome the gravitational pull of the Earth and enter into a stable orbit where it remains in space. This speed is necessary to counteract the pull of gravity and maintain a continuous state of freefall around the Earth.
How fast does the earth spin in Sacramento?
That depends on where on Earth you are standing. At the poles, the Earth hardly spins at all, but as you travel towards the equator, the rotational speed picks up
Is Mercury's year slow or fast?
Compared to Earth, Mercury has a very fast year. It is 88 Earth days compared to Earth's 365.25 days.
Why is everything stable if the earth moves fast?
due to the earth gravitation
Does the moon have historical impact on the earth?
The moon's rotation is not as fast as the Earth's rotation.
It is how fast the earth moves?
The Earth rotates at about 1,040 miles per hour.
How fast do the planets orbit the earth?
The planets do not orbit the Earth, they orbit the sun.
How fast will a comet hit the earth?
10,000km
How Fast Does The Earth Go?
66600 mph
How fast are does it spin in the center of the earth?
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What planet rotates as fast as earth?
Mars
What planet rotate as fast as earth?
Mars
How fast does Saturn orbit the earth?
Saturn does not orbit the Earth; it orbits the Sun. The Moon orbits the Earth.
How fast does the Earth?
In its orbit around the Sun, the Earth moves at 30 km/second.
