how fast does the world spin? why cant we feel it?
2006-10-27 11:39:00 · 17 answers · asked by angel_fire3 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
yes, on equator 25,000 miles or 40,000 km a day.
around the sun every 365.25 days, around center of galazy, and so on.
we don't feel it because we are moving just as fast, like when you are in a car
2006-10-27 11:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The surface of the earth spins at about 1000 miles an hour. Because we're spinning at the same speed, and so is the atmosphere, we don't feel it. There is no 'friction' in the vacuum of space, which is why the air stays attached to the planet and does not get whisked off by the speed of the spin! Gravity holds everything down.
2006-10-27 11:51:58 · answer #2 · answered by mikelowndes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-28 06:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The speed at which the earth spins varies upon your latitudinal location on the planet. If you're standing at the north pole, the speed is almost zero but at the equator, where the circumference of the earth is greatest, the speed is about 1,038 miles per hour (1,670 kph). The mid-latitudes of the U.S. and Europe speed along at 700 to 900 mph (1125 to 1450 kph).
The reason we can't feel the earth spinning is because the earths velocity is constant. What our bodies actually sense are accelerations, which are *CHANGES* in velocity. As long as we have a nearly constant velocity we don't feel any motion. In addition, the centrifugal force which tends to pull us away from earth when standing at the equator (same as the force that pulls you to the side of your car in a turn) is small compared to the force of gravity that keeps you down.
2006-10-27 11:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by diamond82 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Earth spins 360degrees in 24 hours, thats 15 degrees in one hour. There are 60 minutes of arc in one degree, so the Earth spins at 60x15= 900 nautical miles per hour= 1037 MPH and NOTHING at the poles
Gravitional forces keep us from being flung off.
Rockets have to overcome these forces to escape into orbit.
2006-10-27 11:55:31 · answer #5 · answered by xenon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the earth spins on its axis as do all planets because of the gravity caused at the time the solar system formed as well as spinning we are also moving forward in our orbit at around 17.000 miles per hour. because of this forward motion whilst spinning and just the right amount of gravity we dont feel the movement the mass of our planet also plays a part in this. spin a tennis ball as you throw it you will kind of get the idea how we move in our orbit around the sun. because of the gravity from all the other planets spinning we stay on our orbit more or less.
2006-10-27 12:17:57 · answer #6 · answered by DARREN A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth spins at a constant speed - it doesn't slow up or down. This is similar to a train travelling at a constant speed - you don't feel the speed, you can even walk around wtih no problems, what you feel is when the train accelerates or brakes.
2006-10-27 21:56:45 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth is about 26,000 miles in circumference at the equator.
It takes approximately 24 hours to make one spin.
So; if you divide 26,000 miles by 24 hours you get an answer of approximately 1100 miles per hour. You do not "feel it" because everyone and everything around you is traveling at the same speed as you are.
2006-10-27 12:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by HeyDude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you think the earth spins FAST if it takes 24 HOURS to go ALL THE WAY AROUND ONCE?!?!?!?
2006-10-27 12:11:09 · answer #9 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does. It completes one revolution every 24 hours and as the distance around the equator is around 24000 miles this means that it is travelling around 1000 mph there.
In the UK it is around half this, and at the poles it is stopped.
You can't feel it because the spinning is very smooth
2006-10-27 11:44:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋